Norman Thomas KENYON

KENYON, Norman Thomas

Service Number: NX37187
Enlisted: 24 June 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1919
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 3 November 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Cemetery/memorial reference: CC. B. 12.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX37187
24 Jun 1941: Enlisted Private, NX37187, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
24 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX37187, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
23 Oct 1942: Involvement Private, NX37187, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
3 Nov 1943: Involvement Private, NX37187, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

Private Norman Thomas Kenyon was one of eight OR's KIA on 3 Nov 1943 during the 2/17 Bn's defence of Jivevaneng Village from a final Japanese counter-assault.