Memorial: M997

Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes d. 1945

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL / OF THE FLEET / SIR ROGER KEYES BT MP / FIRST BARON KEYES / OF ZEEBRUGGE AND DOVER / 1872-1945. / FIRST CHIEF OF COMBINED OPERATIONS / ALSO HIS ELDEST SON / LT COL. GEOFFREY KEYES V.C. M.C. / CROIX DE GUERRE / THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS / AND 11TH (SCOTTISH) COMMANDO / 1917-1941 / KILLED LEADING THE RAID / ON ENEMY H.Q. LIBYA / THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'

Details

Description: Carved with a coloured coat of arms, the supporters a Second World War period soldier and sailor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: Limestone

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War, 1939-1945 Second World War

People

Keyes, Roger
Age: 73
Date of Death: 1945
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried Zeebrugge corner of St James, Cemetery, Dover.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters