Naval officer. Born Hampshire. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1821 until his death there.
The Greenwich monument has his name spelt 'Keates'; all other sources have 'Keats'.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral, Sir R. Goodwin Keats, GCB
Commemorated ati
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
J. S. Maynard
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Francis Towneley
Born into a Catholic Lancashire family, supporters of the Jacobites. Served in the French army for over 10 years and returned to support Prince Charles in the 1745 rebellion. Colonel of the Manches...
2 memorials
C. J. Cox
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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W1, Holles Street, John Lewis
The first ever official plaque was placed by the (Royal) Society of Arts on house number 16 in 1867 but the building was demolished in 18...
1 subject commemorated
Ordinary Signalman Alec Henry Howell Alexander
Alec Henry Howell Alexander was born on 25 November 1914, the son of Harry Edward Alexander (1880-1928) and Alice Gertrude Martha Alexander B.E.M. née Archer (1888-1962). His birth was registered i...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Arandora Star
Deporting Italian and German prisoners of war the cruise ship was between Liverpool and Canada when it was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. Of the 734 Italians on board, 486 died. Of th...
1 memorial
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Born Dublin. Known as ABC in the Navy. Naval Commander-in-Chief in the Med until 1942, first Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff by the end of the war. Managed the evacuation of Crete when the German...
2 memorials
Rugby Football Union
Created when delegates from 22 clubs met at the Pall Mall Restaurant and rules were drawn up based on those of Rugby School.
1 memorial
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