Service Details
Name:
 KEELER
Given Name:
 OSCAR ALAN
Initials:
 O A
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 London Regiment
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Unit:
 7th Bn.
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Unit 2:
 attd. 17th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
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Date of Death:
 1917-09-20
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Date of Birth:
 1889-09-08
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG 7 March 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He held the line for three days before the attack under very difficult conditions and heavy shell fire. In the attack he prevented a threatened check by dashing forward and leading his company to the objective. He set a splendid example of determination and contempt of danger."
Additional
Information:
Son of Margaret and the late Alfred John Keeler, of 502, Moore Rd., Durban, Natal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in the Durban (West Street) Cemetery.
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panels 52 to 54.

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