Henry Joshua Keene

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Navy

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Lieutenant

Parents: Joshua and Jessie Cleminshaw Keene

Marital status: Married

Home address: Horton

Pre-war occupation: Chauffeur (in 1911)

Date of birth: 1886

Date of death: 17/04/1941

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried in Horton Church Graveyard.

Age: 54

Further information:

At the time of his death Henry was working in London at the shore establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve. He died in Eccleston Square London when the building adjacent to where he was staying was hit by a parachute bomb shortly after midnight.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.westendatwar.org.uk/page_id__243.aspx