Researching Roy Kendall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6447 people with the Kendall surname? In that year Kendall was ranked number 634 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Roy means "King" and is of French origin.
Records of Roy Kendall on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roy Kendall and the Kendall Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 9294 people with the Kendall surname in the UK? Kendall is now ranked number 624 for popularity in the UK. |
Kendall Family History Databases
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Roy Kendall
Roy Kendall (9 June 1899 – 9 March 1972) was an English-born Australian politician and intelligence officer for the British Secret Intelligence Service.
Born in London, he was educated at Bristol Cathedral School before becoming a merchant seaman. After serving in the Royal Naval Reserve from 1914 to 1918, he was recruited by Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in December 1941 for the purpose of "penetrating the Japanese Mandated Islands or other areas in the Pacific". He was "vouched for" by the Australian director of naval intelligence, and in 1942 was appointed head of Secret Intelligence Australia, a branch of MI6 in Australia, reporting directly to Winston Churchill.
After the war, he became a newsagent in Brisbane, Australia. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal senator. He remained in the Senate until retiring in 1964. Kendall died in 1972.
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