CLARK, Lawrence George, Captain (1/116),
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1951

Lieutenant Clark displayed outstanding leadership and personal bravery during D Company's attacks on 5 October 1951. During the attack on feature 193225, his men formed the lead platoon, coming under heavy machine-gun and bazooka fire 150 yards from their objective. Disregarding his own safety, he encouraged his men, moving forward with his leading section, bringing his platoon into a successful assault onto dug-in positions from which the enemy engaged the platoon with heavy small arms fire and large quantities of grenades. In the reorganisation, Lieutenant Clark's platoon was weakened by the loss of his platoon sergeant and two of his section leaders, reducing the platoon to eighteen men with whom he had to continue an assault on the left of the feature 191222. Heavy machine-gun fire came from enemy positions on this feature as Lieutenant Clark again moved forward with his leading section, displaying the same quality of leadership and bravery. He killed enemy soldiers with his carbine and concluded a successful assault. Lieutenant Clark's actions on this day were highly instrumental in the company's substantial success. His platoon killed twenty-five enemy soldiers and captured ten in a series of attacks on a well-equipped enemy.

DENNESS, Archer Patterson, Captain (2/400335),
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1950

On 22 October 1950, Captain Denness commanded C Company which was the advance guard during a drive north from Yongu in North Korea to link with elements of 11 US Airborne Division some three miles to the north. On reaching a position approximately one mile from the Airborne Division, his company came under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire from a wooded ridge to his front and right flank. Captain Denness quickly organised an attack on the position. As this attack was about to be launched, his company came under more machine-gun fire and rifle fire from approximately forty enemy entrenched in an orchard to his left flank. Despite heavy fire from three sides, Captain Denness resolutely pressed home his original attack, accounting for seventy-five enemy dead. As the attack progressed, his company came under further heavy fire from a position 400 yards to the north. Again Captain Denness quickly launched an attack, killing forty enemy soldiers. During this engagement, which lasted for two hours, his company killed 130 enemy for the loss of three wounded. Captain Denness's task was the more difficult as the proximity of elements of 11 US Airborne Division precluded the use of artillery or mortar fire. Throughout this bitter engagement, Captain Denness was constantly under heavy fire and showed little regard for his personal safety. His calm, resolute action was an inspiration to the entire company and ensured an early junction with the forward elements of 11 US Airborne Division who were in desperate need of support.