- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 8095
- Description
- Brass plaque commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes Bt., 1st Baron Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L., L.L.D., M.P., G.C. Order of Leopold, G.O. Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre, D.S.M. who died at his home in Tingewick as a result of injuries received on Active Service in the Far East.
And his eldest son, Lt. Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C., M.C., Croix de Guerre who was killed leading a raid on General Rommel's H.Q. in Libya.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET SIR ROGER JOHN BROWNLOW KEYES, BT. / 1ST BARON KEYES OF ZEEBRUGGE AND DOVER / G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L., L.L.D., M.P. / G.C. ORDER OF LEOPOLD, G.O. LEGION OF HONOUR, CROIX DE GUERRE, D.S.M. / BORN 4TH OCTOBER 1872 - DIED 26TH DECEMBER 1945 / SIXTY YEARS OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE ROYAL NAVY / (CHINA 1900 TWO GREAT WARS 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945) / HE WAS THE FIRST CHIEF OF COMBINED OPERATIONS / HE DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE FAR EAST. / "ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND."
(Image of Victoria Cross)
ALSO OF HIS ELDEST SON / LT. COLONEL GEOFFREY CHARLES TASKER KEYES, V.C., M.C., CROIX DE GUERRE. / THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS AND 11TH (SCOTTISH) COMMANDO. / BORN 18TH MAY 1917 - KILLED 18TH NOVEMBER 1941 / LEADING THE RAID ON GENERAL ROMMEL'S H.Q. SIDI RAFA, LIBYA. / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
THIS TABLET WAS PART OF LORD KEYES OLD FLAGSHIP H.M.S. WARSPITE/ ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND THE ROYAL NAVAL OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION.