Monument record 0739600000 - St Mary Magdalen's Church Tingewick

Summary

A wooden battlefield cross or marker commemorating Lt Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes killed during WW2. A battlefield cross or marker commemorating Mayor Geoffrey Keyes VC MC GEF who was killed during WW2 (1939-1945).

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Type and Period (2)

  • WAR MEMORIAL (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CROSS (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A wooden battlefield cross or marker commemorate LT COLONEL GEOFFREY CHARLES TASKER KEYES VC MC CROIX DE GUERRE of THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS AND 11TH (SCOTTISH) COMMANDO, BORN 18TH MAY 1917 and KILLED 18TH NOVEMBER 1941 LEADING THE RAID ON GENERAL ROMMELS HQ, SIDI RAFA LIBYA. The original battlefield cross was erected by the German Army following his death (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. 8096.

Location

Grid reference SP 65804 33047 (point)
Civil Parish TINGEWICK, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2025 1:59PM

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