Memorial to Brave Father And Son
Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, April 26. The 31st anniversary of the famous Zeebrugge raid, was marlced by the un- | veiling at Dover of a memorial to | Admiral Lord Keyes who led the raio ! and to his son, Lieutenant-Colonei j Geoffrey Keyes, V.C., who was killed j during an attack upon Rommel's headI quarters ifUNorth Africa. I "We are here to do lionour to thef j tnemory of a great and courageous ' sailor whose life and brilliant powers ot | leadership were dedicated unstintinglv ! to the service of our conntry, and to ! his very gallant son who gave his life 1 in an audacious attack upon RommePs j headquarters and who was killed while , gaining the Victoria Cross, " said Ad- [ miral Sir Martin Dunbar-Xasmith, V.O., vice-chairxnan of the Imperial Wai' Graves Commission, who unveiled the memorial. "It would not be enougn to say of Lord Keyes that he was an unusually brave iighter. Ile seemed to thrive on the thriJl afid excite.ment oi danger. He was born with a gleaming genius for war yet w-ith rnusual kindness of -heart and the sensitive intkition of a woman." f i
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 April 1949, Page 5
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