Davison said the hike affected him “physically, mentally and emotionally”.

In preparation for the gruelling 150km trek, Davison stopped drinking, lost 15kgs, and cycled and ran thousands of kilometres.

Davison journeyed through dense Papua New Guinea rainforest with a number of other fundraisers, including a 17-year-old boy whose father was killed in action.

“He was a recipient of the legacy and he had come along to scatter his father’s ashes across the track,” he said.

“That was definitely a part of the emotional journey for me.”

Davison said the group left the trail a number of times to see where Australian planes had crashed and view other important heritage points.

One highlight included meeting one of the last surviving ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’, natives of PNG who had helped the diggers during World War Two.

Davison concluded the walk on the weekend and said he was still recovering.

“I flew other there, did the trek, went back straight to PNG airport, flew home on the Sunday and was back to business on the Monday,” he said.

“So I’m a tad tired from the whole thing.”

The trek rasied money for Legacy, which is a voluntary organisation that provides services to Australian families suffering financially or socially after the death of a spouse or parent during or after their defence force service.

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