Roy KENDALL CBE, MID

KENDALL, Roy

Service Numbers: VX12703, 336
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
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World War 1 Service

1 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
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
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
1 Nov 1952: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, Headquarters Central Command

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