
LENOY, Stafford Kenny James
Service Numbers: | QX54232, 19915 |
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Enlisted: | 16 June 1943, Townsville, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Cairns, Queensland, 21 October 1923 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 24 April 1951, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
16 Jun 1943: | Enlisted 2nd AIF WW 2, Private, SN QX54232, Townsville, Queensland | |
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16 Mar 1950: | Discharged 2nd AIF WW 2, Private, SN QX54232, Reinforcements Reception Depot |
Korean War Service
24 Apr 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Infantry Corps, Sergeant, SN 19915, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Kapyong |
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"19915 Sergeant Stafford Kenny James 'Len' Lenoy, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Sgt Lenoy, is wearing a pile cap, scarf and windproof jacket to ward off the cold. Sgt Lenoy, an aboriginal serviceman, had previously served in the Second World War, and in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan. He was later killed in action in Korea, on 24 April 1951, at the Battle of Kapyong." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)