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front / back / sleeves / collar
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Minimum order quantity (if customised): 10 units
MATERIAL
Lightweight
Heavyweight
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Super soft
Waterproof
Breathable
FEATURES
Made with breathable Prime CoolMesh® synthetic fabric.
- Australian Made®
- short set-in sleeves
- collar with three-button placket
- split detail at side
- true to size unisex style
- wrinkle resistant, drapes well
- side seamed, double needle hem
- active breathability
- moisture management technology
- UPF50 Sun protection
- fully sublimated design
WHY WE
MADE THIS
Carefully hand-drawn by our in-house artists, commended by Veterans, RSLs and respected members of the Australian Army. This one-of-a-kind commemorative Battle of Kokoda Trail polo pays respect to the bravery of Australian troops and recognises their mateship during the Kokoda Campaign.
Eco-Friendly
This item is manufactured with yarns made from recycled PET bottles (approx 14-16 of them). It is printed with high-quality carcinogen-free pigment inks. No cancer-causing chemicals and undesirable surfactants.
Zero plastic
We pack your threads in recyclable acid-free tissue paper and use only plant-based home compostable mailers, at no extra cost. By sending your parcel with our delivery partner Australia Post, you’re supporting their carbon-offset projects that have positive environmental and social impacts. Since 2019, their carbon neutral parcel delivery initiative is equivalent of taking 75,000 cars off the road – or roughly 200,000 tonnes of emissions.
Controlled production
Sustainability involves finding a balance between supply and demand. Life Apparel works with local and international factories where only limited quantities are produced of each model to ensure exclusivity and avoid overproduction, like large fashion brands. Learn more →
Washing Instructions
Gentle machine wash
Do not bleach
Do not tumble dry
Touch up with cool iron
Do not dry clean
Further Care Information
- Do not use fabric softener
- Wash and iron inside out
- Wash separately with like colours
- Avoid rough surfaces
- Line dry out of direct sunlight
Shipping Info
Your order will be sent out within one business day from our warehouse on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in most cases. Shipping times begin when your parcel has left our warehouse.
Delivery times vary depending on your location and whether your items are in stock.
Parcel post within Australia starts from $6.45 and takes 6-12 business days (depending on your location).
Express post within Australia starts from $9.10 and takes 2-5 business days.
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Return Policy
Items may be returned free of charge within 14 days of receipt. The original tags and labels must be attached, and the products must be unworn, unused, unwashed and undamaged (tried on is okay).
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ABOUT
THE DESIGN
Scribed across the front and back of the Battle of Kokoda Trail Polo are the words ‘courage’, ‘endurance’, ‘mateship’ and ‘sacrifice’. These reflect the qualities of our honoured Australian soldiers throughout the Battle of the Kokoda Trail.
Following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Pacific War’s focus edged closer to Australia. Minutes before 10am on 19 February 1942, Darwin’s sky filled with 188 Japanese aircraft, bombing Pearl Harbour’s wharf and moored ships. Including the destroyer USS Peary, which sank, killing 88 people. Japanese forces captured the village of Kokoda with its valuable airstrip, then headed for Port Moresby. Navigating through the Kokoda Trail that snakes through the mighty Owen Stanley Range.
What followed was the Papua New Guinea campaign of July 1942 to January 1943. Australian troops fought through treacherous conditions against vastly superior numbers. Under-trained and unfamiliar with the unforgiving jungle warfare, the Australian Army were ill-prepared to confront the Japanese. This saw 600 Australian soldiers killed, 1,600 wounded and over 10,000 Japanese fatalities. In January 1943, Japanese resistance on Papau ceased, marking a pivotal moment in stopping Japanese advances across the Pacific and towards Australia.
Since WWII, the terms Kokoda Trail and Kokoda Track have been used interchangeably to capture this poignant time in history.
The hand-drawn design features Australian and Papua New Guinean flags as well as relevant Australian and allied aircrafts (such as Douglas Dauntless, P-39 Airacobra) and a stylised map of the Kokoda Track. The green background carries army uniform motifs that were worn during the campaign.
Papuan stretcher bearers often carried wounded Australian soldiers from the jungle battlefields through mountain streams to the hospital bases behind the lines. The compassion from Papua New Guineans for the wounded and sick earned them the eternal gratitude of the Australian soldiers, who at the time, referred to them as ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’. The design features them on the back by carrying an injured person through the rugged terrain.
Featured on the front, an Australian soldier carries a wounded comrade. A vivid image of the true mateship and unrelenting sacrifice laid bare during the Battle of the Kokoda Trail. On the back of the shirt, a hand-drawn compass representing the approximate direction of the Trail itself.
Following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Pacific War’s focus edged closer to Australia. Minutes before 10am on 19 February 1942, Darwin’s sky filled with 188 Japanese aircraft, bombing Pearl Harbour’s wharf and moored ships. Including the destroyer USS Peary, which sank, killing 88 people. Japanese forces captured the village of Kokoda with its valuable airstrip, then headed for Port Moresby. Navigating through the Kokoda Trail that snakes through the mighty Owen Stanley Range.
What followed was the Papua New Guinea campaign of July 1942 to January 1943. Australian troops fought through treacherous conditions against vastly superior numbers. Under-trained and unfamiliar with the unforgiving jungle warfare, the Australian Army were ill-prepared to confront the Japanese. This saw 600 Australian soldiers killed, 1,600 wounded and over 10,000 Japanese fatalities. In January 1943, Japanese resistance on Papau ceased, marking a pivotal moment in stopping Japanese advances across the Pacific and towards Australia.
Since WWII, the terms Kokoda Trail and Kokoda Track have been used interchangeably to capture this poignant time in history.
The hand-drawn design features Australian and Papua New Guinean flags as well as relevant Australian and allied aircrafts (such as Douglas Dauntless, P-39 Airacobra) and a stylised map of the Kokoda Track. The green background carries army uniform motifs that were worn during the campaign.
Papuan stretcher bearers often carried wounded Australian soldiers from the jungle battlefields through mountain streams to the hospital bases behind the lines. The compassion from Papua New Guineans for the wounded and sick earned them the eternal gratitude of the Australian soldiers, who at the time, referred to them as ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’. The design features them on the back by carrying an injured person through the rugged terrain.
Featured on the front, an Australian soldier carries a wounded comrade. A vivid image of the true mateship and unrelenting sacrifice laid bare during the Battle of the Kokoda Trail. On the back of the shirt, a hand-drawn compass representing the approximate direction of the Trail itself.
