Ernest Keeley

Ernest Keeley
Personal information
Born (1890-05-26)26 May 1890
Pretoria, South African Republic
Died 23 July 1918(1918-07-23) (aged 28)
Flanders, Belgium
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Ernest James Keeley (26 May 1890 – 23 July 1918) was a South African sports shooter. He competed in four events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was killed in action in Belgium during World War I[2] while serving as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Regiment of South African Infantry, and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Commonwealth Ploegsteert Memorial.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ernest Keeley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "CWGC Casualty record". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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