KENYON, Roy Stephen
| Service Numbers: | 846, 826 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 25 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Biaches, France, 29 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery plot v row f grave 2 Roll of Honour AWM 110, Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Evacuated to England ret to France Dec 1916 | |
| 20 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 826, 27th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, RTU after illness / Trench Fever evac to UK | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, The Battle of Amiens, See 'Personal Stories' for citation | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 846, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 846 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-29 |
Awarded the Military Medal - Warfusee
'During the attack South of WARFUSEE ABANCOURT near AMIENS, on the morning of the 8th August 1918, this N.C.O.'s section was held up by machine gun fire. He and two other men rushed the post, killed the gunners, and captured the gun, thereby enabling the advance to the objective to continue. He showed great bravery.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919
Submitted 6 December 2019 by Steve Larkins
Biography
Military Medal citation
"During the attack of south Warfusee Abancourt near Amiens, on the morning of the 8th August 1918, this NCO's section was held up by gunfire. He and 2 other men rushed the post, killing the gunners, and captured the gun, thereby enablingthe advance to the objective to continue. He showed great bravery." Awarded military medal.
Roy also had 2 brothers:
Gunner Harold Lancelot Kenyon 12228 - 1Div Aty HQ-returned 20/5/1919
Cpl John(Jack) Reginald Kenyon 845 - 2nd Machine Gun Bn - returned 5/4/1919
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Lance-Corporal ROY STEPHEN KENYON, of the 27th Battalion, second eldest of four brothers, enlisted for active service abroad, was killed in France, on August 29. His eldest brother, Jack, is now in hospital in England, having been wounded for a second time. These two brothers enlisted in the original 27th Battalion, 1915. The two younger brothers, Harold (Mick), are in France serving with the artillery, 3rd brigade. His brother, Joe, is at headquarters, Victoria, as his health failed. The last two brothers enlisted in 1916. They are the sons ot Mrs. J. W. Kenyon, 14, Danby-street, Torrensville.
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