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Reginald Keen
FiremanBiography
REGINALD JOHN KEEN
Date and place of birth – 4 June 1889 Meare, Mendip District, Somerset
Date and place of Death – 15 July 1955 Meare, Mendip District, Somerset
Nationality: British
Biography
Reginald had a twin sister Hilda Maude Keen 1889 and other siblings included –
Emily Blanch Keen (1898)
Ethel Keen (1880)
John Burrough Keen (1881-1887)
Harold Kelway Keen (1884-1888)
Herbert William Keen (1885)
Ernest Hugh Keen (1890)
Parents
Robert John Kelway Keen and Emily Rachel Burrough
were married Wells District, Somerset 1878
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Parents occupation
Robert Keen was a farmer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status
Reginald married Amy Look in Wells District, Somerset 1919
Children:
Harold Reginald Keen (1920)
Arthur John Keen (1922)
Job title at Gretna – Reginald was a Fireman at HM Factory but continued in the family tradition and returned to farming after the war.
Travels – Nil known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information
Reginald John Keen (seated 4th from left) with work colleagues from HM Factory. Photo donated by descendant of Wilfred Edmondson (far right)
References
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Further Links, notes and comments.
Another possible photo of Reginald John Keen (seated 2nd Left) with colleagues at HM Factory. Photo donated by descendant of Wilfred Edmondson (seated 1st left).
