Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes (March 14, 1919 - March 4, 2005), 2nd Baron Keyes, is an English soldier, son of English Admiral Keyes, who succeeded in 1916 in a naval raid against German naval installations in Zeebruges and was the British military attache to the staff of King Leopold III of Belgium during the 1940 fighting.
2nd Baron Keyes after his father died in 1945
In 1983, Roger George Bowlby Keyes wrote a book entitled A Broken Reign 1 based on his father's records in which he described the vicissitudes of relations between allies during the 18-day campaign of the Belgian Army, taking the defense of King Leopold III of Belgium and his army during the fighting that preceded the English re-embarkation of Dunkerque
s/o Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN and Eva Mary Salvin Keyes
The 2nd Baron Keyes (Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes), of Zeebrugge, and of Dover co. Kent, and a Baronet, educated R.N.C. Dartmouth, Lieut. R.N. (retired), served in World War II 1939-45, company director, Fell Institute of Directors, member Pattenmakers’ Co. and Freeman of City of London, b. 14 March 1919; succeeded his father as 2nd Baron 1945;
m.6 Dec 1947 Grizelda Mary PACKE (d. 19 Sep 1993), 2nd d/o Lt Col William Vere Packe DSO, of Elmfield, Bromley Common, co Kent, by his wife Mary Julia Norman, 1st d/o Archibald Cameron Norman, of The Rookery, Bromley, co. Kent, DSO (see Burke’s Landed Gentry) and has issue:
1. Charles William Packe b.8 Dec 1951 educated Eton;later 3rd Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge and of Dover in the County of Kent (United Kingdom, let. pat. 22 Jan 1943); 3rd Baronet, styled "of Zeebrugge" (United Kingdom: let. pat.10 Oct 1919)
2. Leopold Roger John (for whom H.M. King Leopold III of the Belgians was sponsor)b.8 June 1956 m.1988 d.1997 Jane Elizabeth Owen d/o Trevor B Owen CBE, of Meadow Cottage, Carswell Marsh, co. Oxford had 2a Rose1989 & 2b Miranda1991
3. Adrian Christopher Noel b.25 Dec 1962 educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England
4. Virginia Clementine b.20 March 1950 m.8 Apr 1972 Rev Roger Martyn Crompton, Vicar of Golcar, co York, s/o H J Crompton, of Hyde, co Chester
5. Josephine Mary b.9 Oct 1958 m.25 Apr 1987 Hon (William Aldus) Thoby Young (b.24 May 1957) of 50 Wormholt Road, London W12, only son and heir ap. of Wayland Hilton [Young], 2nd Baron Kennet, by his wife Elizabeth Adams, d/o Capt Bryan Fullerton Adams DSO RN
Lineage: This family is directly descended from the Norman house of Guiz/ Gyse.
Zeebrugge is a Belgian port and seaside resort. It's linked to the city of Bruges by the Baudouin Canal. The old fish market in the marina houses Seafront, a theme park focusing on the local seafaring and fishing heritage.
Burkes Peerage And Baronetage – 1970 – Pg 1479-1480
Burkes Peerage & Baronetage 1949 – Pg 1115-1117
2nd Baron Keyes after his father died in 1945
In 1983, Roger George Bowlby Keyes wrote a book entitled A Broken Reign 1 based on his father's records in which he described the vicissitudes of relations between allies during the 18-day campaign of the Belgian Army, taking the defense of King Leopold III of Belgium and his army during the fighting that preceded the English re-embarkation of Dunkerque
s/o Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN and Eva Mary Salvin Keyes
The 2nd Baron Keyes (Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes), of Zeebrugge, and of Dover co. Kent, and a Baronet, educated R.N.C. Dartmouth, Lieut. R.N. (retired), served in World War II 1939-45, company director, Fell Institute of Directors, member Pattenmakers’ Co. and Freeman of City of London, b. 14 March 1919; succeeded his father as 2nd Baron 1945;
m.6 Dec 1947 Grizelda Mary PACKE (d. 19 Sep 1993), 2nd d/o Lt Col William Vere Packe DSO, of Elmfield, Bromley Common, co Kent, by his wife Mary Julia Norman, 1st d/o Archibald Cameron Norman, of The Rookery, Bromley, co. Kent, DSO (see Burke’s Landed Gentry) and has issue:
1. Charles William Packe b.8 Dec 1951 educated Eton;later 3rd Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge and of Dover in the County of Kent (United Kingdom, let. pat. 22 Jan 1943); 3rd Baronet, styled "of Zeebrugge" (United Kingdom: let. pat.10 Oct 1919)
2. Leopold Roger John (for whom H.M. King Leopold III of the Belgians was sponsor)b.8 June 1956 m.1988 d.1997 Jane Elizabeth Owen d/o Trevor B Owen CBE, of Meadow Cottage, Carswell Marsh, co. Oxford had 2a Rose1989 & 2b Miranda1991
3. Adrian Christopher Noel b.25 Dec 1962 educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England
4. Virginia Clementine b.20 March 1950 m.8 Apr 1972 Rev Roger Martyn Crompton, Vicar of Golcar, co York, s/o H J Crompton, of Hyde, co Chester
5. Josephine Mary b.9 Oct 1958 m.25 Apr 1987 Hon (William Aldus) Thoby Young (b.24 May 1957) of 50 Wormholt Road, London W12, only son and heir ap. of Wayland Hilton [Young], 2nd Baron Kennet, by his wife Elizabeth Adams, d/o Capt Bryan Fullerton Adams DSO RN
Lineage: This family is directly descended from the Norman house of Guiz/ Gyse.
Zeebrugge is a Belgian port and seaside resort. It's linked to the city of Bruges by the Baudouin Canal. The old fish market in the marina houses Seafront, a theme park focusing on the local seafaring and fishing heritage.
Burkes Peerage And Baronetage – 1970 – Pg 1479-1480
Burkes Peerage & Baronetage 1949 – Pg 1115-1117
Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes (March 14, 1919 - March 4, 2005), 2nd Baron Keyes, is an English soldier, son of English Admiral Keyes, who succeeded in 1916 in a naval raid against German naval installations in Zeebruges and was the British military attache to the staff of King Leopold III of Belgium during the 1940 fighting.
2nd Baron Keyes after his father died in 1945
In 1983, Roger George Bowlby Keyes wrote a book entitled A Broken Reign 1 based on his father's records in which he described the vicissitudes of relations between allies during the 18-day campaign of the Belgian Army, taking the defense of King Leopold III of Belgium and his army during the fighting that preceded the English re-embarkation of Dunkerque
s/o Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN and Eva Mary Salvin Keyes
The 2nd Baron Keyes (Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes), of Zeebrugge, and of Dover co. Kent, and a Baronet, educated R.N.C. Dartmouth, Lieut. R.N. (retired), served in World War II 1939-45, company director, Fell Institute of Directors, member Pattenmakers’ Co. and Freeman of City of London, b. 14 March 1919; succeeded his father as 2nd Baron 1945;
m.6 Dec 1947 Grizelda Mary PACKE (d. 19 Sep 1993), 2nd d/o Lt Col William Vere Packe DSO, of Elmfield, Bromley Common, co Kent, by his wife Mary Julia Norman, 1st d/o Archibald Cameron Norman, of The Rookery, Bromley, co. Kent, DSO (see Burke’s Landed Gentry) and has issue:
1. Charles William Packe b.8 Dec 1951 educated Eton;later 3rd Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge and of Dover in the County of Kent (United Kingdom, let. pat. 22 Jan 1943); 3rd Baronet, styled "of Zeebrugge" (United Kingdom: let. pat.10 Oct 1919)
2. Leopold Roger John (for whom H.M. King Leopold III of the Belgians was sponsor)b.8 June 1956 m.1988 d.1997 Jane Elizabeth Owen d/o Trevor B Owen CBE, of Meadow Cottage, Carswell Marsh, co. Oxford had 2a Rose1989 & 2b Miranda1991
3. Adrian Christopher Noel b.25 Dec 1962 educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England
4. Virginia Clementine b.20 March 1950 m.8 Apr 1972 Rev Roger Martyn Crompton, Vicar of Golcar, co York, s/o H J Crompton, of Hyde, co Chester
5. Josephine Mary b.9 Oct 1958 m.25 Apr 1987 Hon (William Aldus) Thoby Young (b.24 May 1957) of 50 Wormholt Road, London W12, only son and heir ap. of Wayland Hilton [Young], 2nd Baron Kennet, by his wife Elizabeth Adams, d/o Capt Bryan Fullerton Adams DSO RN
Lineage: This family is directly descended from the Norman house of Guiz/ Gyse.
Zeebrugge is a Belgian port and seaside resort. It's linked to the city of Bruges by the Baudouin Canal. The old fish market in the marina houses Seafront, a theme park focusing on the local seafaring and fishing heritage.
Burkes Peerage And Baronetage – 1970 – Pg 1479-1480
Burkes Peerage & Baronetage 1949 – Pg 1115-1117
2nd Baron Keyes after his father died in 1945
In 1983, Roger George Bowlby Keyes wrote a book entitled A Broken Reign 1 based on his father's records in which he described the vicissitudes of relations between allies during the 18-day campaign of the Belgian Army, taking the defense of King Leopold III of Belgium and his army during the fighting that preceded the English re-embarkation of Dunkerque
s/o Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN and Eva Mary Salvin Keyes
The 2nd Baron Keyes (Sir Roger George Bowlby Keyes), of Zeebrugge, and of Dover co. Kent, and a Baronet, educated R.N.C. Dartmouth, Lieut. R.N. (retired), served in World War II 1939-45, company director, Fell Institute of Directors, member Pattenmakers’ Co. and Freeman of City of London, b. 14 March 1919; succeeded his father as 2nd Baron 1945;
m.6 Dec 1947 Grizelda Mary PACKE (d. 19 Sep 1993), 2nd d/o Lt Col William Vere Packe DSO, of Elmfield, Bromley Common, co Kent, by his wife Mary Julia Norman, 1st d/o Archibald Cameron Norman, of The Rookery, Bromley, co. Kent, DSO (see Burke’s Landed Gentry) and has issue:
1. Charles William Packe b.8 Dec 1951 educated Eton;later 3rd Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge and of Dover in the County of Kent (United Kingdom, let. pat. 22 Jan 1943); 3rd Baronet, styled "of Zeebrugge" (United Kingdom: let. pat.10 Oct 1919)
2. Leopold Roger John (for whom H.M. King Leopold III of the Belgians was sponsor)b.8 June 1956 m.1988 d.1997 Jane Elizabeth Owen d/o Trevor B Owen CBE, of Meadow Cottage, Carswell Marsh, co. Oxford had 2a Rose1989 & 2b Miranda1991
3. Adrian Christopher Noel b.25 Dec 1962 educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England
4. Virginia Clementine b.20 March 1950 m.8 Apr 1972 Rev Roger Martyn Crompton, Vicar of Golcar, co York, s/o H J Crompton, of Hyde, co Chester
5. Josephine Mary b.9 Oct 1958 m.25 Apr 1987 Hon (William Aldus) Thoby Young (b.24 May 1957) of 50 Wormholt Road, London W12, only son and heir ap. of Wayland Hilton [Young], 2nd Baron Kennet, by his wife Elizabeth Adams, d/o Capt Bryan Fullerton Adams DSO RN
Lineage: This family is directly descended from the Norman house of Guiz/ Gyse.
Zeebrugge is a Belgian port and seaside resort. It's linked to the city of Bruges by the Baudouin Canal. The old fish market in the marina houses Seafront, a theme park focusing on the local seafaring and fishing heritage.
Burkes Peerage And Baronetage – 1970 – Pg 1479-1480
Burkes Peerage & Baronetage 1949 – Pg 1115-1117
Gravesite Details
There is a burial record for The Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover in the burial register for All Saints, West Farleigh. He was buried on the 18th March 2005. There is visible headstone in the churchyard.
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