Studio portrait of NX43768 Corporal Leonard Bruce (Len) Smeaton, 2/33 Battalion, of Earlwood, ...

Studio portrait of NX43768 Corporal Leonard Bruce (Len) Smeaton, 2/33 Battalion, of Earlwood, NSW. The photograph was sent to his then girlfriend (later his wife), Betty Gosper, with an affectionate note on the back which reads 'To my Darling Betty, This was taken in Tel Aviv while I was on leave. Silly Freddy Morath made me grin like a madman when the bloke took the photo and so spoilt it. Notice I still possess my big buck teeth. Your everloving Len.' After serving in the Second World War in the Middle East and Papua New Guinea, Len Smeaton enlisted as a Private (Pte) in the Korean War, serving with A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). 2400121 Pte Smeaton died on 8 November 1950 of wounds received at the Battle of Pakchon on 5 November. He was aged 28. His body was initially buried in a temporary United Nations cemetery next to the church at Sukchon, North Korea, however his remains were later reinterred in the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan.