AWM Collection Record: P01813.802

AWM image P01813.802

ID Number: P01813.802
Maker: Robertson, Ian
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Chuam-ni area, Korea, 19 February 1951. Informal outdoor portrait of 19915 Sergeant (Sgt) Stafford Kenny James 'Len' Lenoy, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Sgt Lenoy, is wearing a pile cap, scarf and windproof jacket to ward off the cold. Sgt Lenoy, an aboriginal serviceman, had previously served in the Second World War, and in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan. He was later killed in action in Korea, on 24 April 1951, at the Battle of Kapyong. (Donor I. Robertson)
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Copyright holder: Copyright Expired
Related subject: Cold weather; Indigenous servicemen; Portraits
Related unit: 3 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Related place: Korea: 38th Parallel Area, Kapyong Area; Korea: Chuam-Ni
Related conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953

Last-Modified: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:42:42 GMT

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