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Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes

recipient of the Victoria Cross
Person Human Q3035284
Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 18, 1917
Date of death
November 18, 1941
Place of birth
Aberdour
Place of death
Al Bayda
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
military officer
Educated at
Royal Military College, Sandhurst[10]
Award received
Victoria Cross, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Military Cross[11][12][13]
Father
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes[7]
Mother
Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
Royal Scots Greys[17]
Given name
Geoffrey[19]
Military branch
British Army[15]
Military, police or special rank
Lieutenant Colonel[16]
Participated in conflict
World War II[18]
Place of burial
Benghazi War Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes en Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. en Geoffrey Keyes en Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes de Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. es Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. fr Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. ja ジェフリー・キーズ nl Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. sv Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, V.C. zh 吉歐菲·凱耶斯 zh 杰弗裡·凱斯
🔖 Identifiers · 11
ISNI
0000000450990508
VIAF cluster ID
316737982
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
166693217
CWGC person ID
2064116
Find a Grave memorial ID
8170686
Freebase ID
/m/04htsc
Geni profile ID
6000000023466468944
National Virtual Library of India ID
907543
SNARC ID
Myospalax
The Peerage person ID
p32079.htm#i320788
WikiTree person ID
Keyes-735

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Victoria Cross, Military Cross, Croix de guerre 1939–1945
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Royal Scots Greys
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Father 1
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Given name 1
Geoffrey
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
British Army
Military, police or special rank 1
Lieutenant Colonel
Occupation 1
military officer
Parent of 1
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Aberdour
Place of death 1
Al Bayda
SNARC ID 1
Myospalax
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes was born on May 18, 1917[1], in Aberdour[2]. He died on November 18, 1941[3], in Al Bayda[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].

FAQs

Where was Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes born?

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes's place of birth was Aberdour[2].

Where did Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes die?

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes passed away in Al Bayda[4].

Who were Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes's parents?

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes's father was Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes[7]. Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes's mother was Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby[8].

What did Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes do for work?

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes worked as a military officer[5].

Where did Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes go to school?

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst[10].

What awards did Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes receive?

Honors received include Victoria Cross[11], Croix de guerre 1939–1945[12], and Military Cross[13].

Related Entities

Al Bayda United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
    Instance of → human
    Mother → Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby
    Commander of (DEPRECATED) → Royal Scots Greys
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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