the deeds of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" – for us! No known injured soldier that was still alive was ever abandoned by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, even during heavy combat. In July 2007, grandsons of Australian World War II soldiers and grandsons of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels took part in the "Kokoda Challenge". The last Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel from the Kokoda Track area, Faole Bokoi, died aged 91 in 2016. He was appointed the Village Constable of his village, Manari, in the 1950s and had visited Australia as a guest of the Returned Services League in his later years. The last Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel was Havala Laula who died on 24 December 2017. Official recognition In June 2008, Australian senator Guy Barnett called for his country's Parliament to give official recognition to Papua New Guineans' courage and contributions to the war effort. I was stunned to learn that Australia has not officially recognised these wonderful PNG nationals who saved the lives of Australian servicemen. They carried stretchers, stores and sometimes wounded diggers directly on their shoulders over some of the toughest terrain in the world. Without them I think the Kokoda campaign would have been far more difficult than it was. In 2009, the Australian government began awarding the 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Commemorative Medallion' to living Papua New Guineans who assisted the Australian war effort, usually bringing survivors and their families to Port Moresby for ceremonial presentations. Australian veterans generally complained that the recognition was too little, too late. References External links Fuzzy wuzzy angels - ANZAC Portal History of Kokoda - Kokoda Trekking The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels - Kokoda Spirit "PNG - The Digger Hangings of WW2" synopsis and links, 2007 Transcript of "PNG - Digger Hangings", 2007 PNG - a case of treason (videorecording) : the digger hangings of WW2, 2007 Australia at war History of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea in World War II World War II resistance movements Australia–Papua New Guinea relations