SAS Keeble, John Watson (Jack)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Keeble ​

• FORENAME

John Watson (Jack) ​

• UNIT

2 SAS ​

• RANK

Sapper ​

• NUMBER

14624570 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th April 1945 ​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Putten General Cemetery, Netherlands Plot B Row 1 Grave 51 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Engineers​

born 27.10.1923 Fife​

resided Yorkshire​

son of Percy and Grace Keeble, Crail, Fife​

brother Sergeant Walter Keeble, 178 Sqn RAF, KIA 22.03.1945​

brother Ordinary Seaman Owen Mortimer Keeble, SS Almeda Star, KIA 17.01.1941​

probably died Op.Amherst ​

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[tim4848]

John Watson (Jack) Keeble

Took part in Operation Pistol 15 Sep 1944 to 21 Sep 1944

 

[Hans Steenmetz]

John Watson (Jack) Keeble

In the book Barneveld 1939 - 1945 (ISBN 90-70150-41-7) from page 222 till page 234 is written how and where Sapper Keeble was deadly wounded by fire of the local resistance fighters . I will try to translate the pages and send you the story if you want to.

Capt (ret) RNLA
Hans Steenmetz
Hertog Willemlaan 9
5961 TK Horst aan de Maas
0031773986334
h.steenmetz@wxs.nl

 

[tim4848]

John Watson (Jack) Keeble

You may want to update the additional information as he was killed during Operation Keystone not Op Amherst