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KENDALL, Roy
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX12703, 336 |
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Enlisted: | 1 January 1918 |
Last Rank: | Major General |
Last Unit: | Headquarters Central Command |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1897 |
Home Town: | Lorn, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Maitland High School and Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Natural causes, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1963, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated |
Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
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28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
12 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company | |
27 Mar 1920: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company, HT Zealandic, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 15 May 1920 | |
17 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company |
World War 2 Service
4 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Brigadier, 336 | |
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4 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX12703, 1 Corps of Signals, North Brighton, Victoria | |
23 Jun 1942: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
23 Dec 1943: | Honoured Commander of the Order of the British Empire, For initiative and outstanding organising ability in New Guinea, | |
28 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX12703 |
Non Warlike Service
28 Feb 1946: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Australian Signals Corps, Central Signal Training Depot | |
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1 Nov 1952: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, Headquarters Central Command |
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