Roy Kendall
Roy Kendall | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1899 London, England |
| Died | 9 March 1972 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Merchant seaman, newsagent |
Roy Kendall (9 June 1899 – 9 March 1972) was an English-born Australian politician and intelligence agent.[citation needed] Born in London, he was educated at Bristol Cathedral School before becoming a merchant seaman. After serving in the military 1914–18, he was recruited by Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, in December 1941. He was recruited "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. 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.[1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2008.