North Korea, 1951. 19915 Sergeant (Sgt) Stafford Kenny James 'Len' Lenoy (centre) of the 3rd ...

Place Asia: Korea, 38th Parallel, Kapyong
Accession Number P01813.467
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Robertson, Ian
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

North Korea, 1951. 19915 Sergeant (Sgt) Stafford Kenny James 'Len' Lenoy (centre) of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), is about to open a bottle of rum to share with 22704 Sgt James (Jim) Ernest Stark, also of 3RAR. Sgt Lenoy, an Aboriginal serviceman, was later killed on 24 April 1951, while commanding a machine gun section with 'A' Company at the Battle of Kapyong. (Donor I. Robertson)