LENOY, Stafford Kenny James
Service Numbers: | Q269965, 19915, QX54232 |
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Enlisted: | 16 June 1943 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 21 October 1924 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed In Action, Korea, 24 April 1951, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr WW2 & Korean War Honour Roll, Ayr War Memorial, City of Townsville WW2 HR, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
16 Jun 1943: | Involvement Private, Q269965, also QX54232 & 19915 | |
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16 Jun 1943: | Involvement Private, QX54232, also Q269965 & 19915 | |
16 Jun 1943: | Involvement Private, 19915, also QX54232 | |
16 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Private, QX54232, Townsville, Queensland | |
16 Jun 1943: | Enlisted | |
16 Mar 1950: | Discharged |
Korean War Service
24 Apr 1951: | Involvement Sergeant, 19915, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Kapyong |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"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)