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
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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
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F. C. Wirland
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
West Ham Pals
The 13th Battalion (West Ham) of the Essex Regiment, raised by the mayor of the borough. Volunteers from all over east London answered the call, leaving their families, jobs and their favourite foo...
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
No. 11 Fighter Group RAF Operations Room
It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the south-east was coordinated during the Battle of Britain and throughout WW2. It's now a museum and well worth a visit. 2...
1 memorial
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Patrick MacDowell
R.A., sculptor. Born Belfast. Works include: "The reading girl" and the group "Europe" at the Albert Memorial.
4 memorials
Southwark Gateway Needle
SE1, London Bridge
The inclined needle is made of Portland stone, 16m high. It won a Natural Stone Craftsmanship Award 2000. We could find no plaque and th...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Private Thomas John Casson
Thomas John Casson was born circa 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Casson (b.circa 1859) and Mary Sophia Casson née Young (circa 1866-1952). H...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Alliott Verdon Roe - SW18
SW18, West Hill, Longstaff Estate
October 2024: Ian Hearfield wrote to say that this plaque has "been missing for some weeks. The mounting holes and the circular dirt surr...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Peter Patrick James Kavanagh
Lawyer. Killed in the Southall rail crash, aged 29. Peter Patrick James Kavanagh was born on 6 December 1967, the only child of Peter T. Kavanagh and Maureen Kavanagh née Jordan. According to Anne...
1 memorial
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