Rupert Oswald Derek Keppel (1886 - 1964)

Born 27 Jul 1886 in Quidenham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Mary (de Trafford) Menzies — married 1919 (to 1921) in England

Died 1964 at about age 77 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England

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Biography

Rupert was born in 1886. He is the son of Arnold Keppel and Gertrude Egerton. ^[1] In the First World War he joined the Coldstream Guards. ^[2] He was taken prisoner in 1914. ^[3][4] Rupert died in Christchuch, Hampshire, in 1964. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth - Name: Rupert Oswald Derek Keppel Gender: Male Record Type: Christening (Baptism) Baptism Date: 26 Aug 1886 Baptism Place: Quidenham, Norfolk, England Father: Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel Mother: Gertrude Lucia FHL Film Number: 1526706 Ancestry.co.uk
2. ↑ WW1 - Name: Rupert Oswald Derek Keppel Birth Date: 27 Jul 1886 Military Year: 1916 Regiment: Cold Stream Guards Rank: Captain Ancestry.co.uk
3. ↑ WW1 - Name: Hon R O D Keppel [Rupert Oswald Derek Keppel] Rank: Capt. Regiment: 3rd Battalion. Coldstream Guards Date Missing: 26 Aug 1914 Repatriation Date: 18 Nov 1918 Record Number: 503 Section: Western Theatre of Operations Ancestry.co.uk
4. ↑ Medal Roll - Ancestry.co.uk
5. ↑ Death - Jun 1964 KEPPEL RUPERT O D 77 CHRISTCHURCH 6B 240

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