His story
William Cornock Keen worked as a farm labourer and was living in Haresfield in 1911. His parents, Charles William and Clara Emily, were recorded at Maul Farm.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private, recorded with No. 4 Mobile Veterinary Section.
He died on 12 April 1917, aged 29. He is commemorated at Basra Memorial.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farm Labourer
- Residence recorded
- Haresfield
- Family
- Son of Charles William and Clara Emily Keen, of Maul Farm, Haresfield, Glos.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/23168
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 4 Mobile Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 12 April 1917
- Age
- 29
- Cemetery or memorial
- Basra Memorial
- Grave reference
- Panel 42.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- A Street Near You — transcription of commemorative particulars
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 195
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William Cornock Keen”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/keen-william-cornock-se-23168/.
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