Roy Kendall (9 June 1899 – 9 March 1972) was an English-born

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n politician and intelligence officer for the British Secret Intelligence Service. Born in London, he was educated at Bristol Cathedral School before becoming a merchant seaman. After serving in the Royal Naval Reserve from 1914 to 1918, he was recruited by Britain's Secret Intelligence Service ( MI6) in December 1941 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, and in 1942 was appointed head of

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, a branch of MI6 in Australia, reporting directly to

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. After the war, he became a newsagent in Brisbane, Australia. In 1949, he was elected to the

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as a Liberal senator. He remained in the Senate until retiring in 1964. Kendall died in 1972.

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1899 births 1972 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate Royal Navy officers of World War II Secret Intelligence Service personnel Australian spies British emigrants to Australia 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Naval Reserve personnel {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub