Keyes, Geoffrey Charles Tasker, born 18-05-1917 in Aberdour, was the oldest son of Admiral of the fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes 1st Baron Keyes, a British naval hero in World War I and the first Director of Combined Operations during World War II. He attended Kingsmead School in Seaford, Sussex, Eton and the Royal Military College. In October/November 1941 a plan was formulated at 8th Army headquarters to attack various targets behind enemy lines, including headquarters, base installations and communications facilities. One of the objectives was the assassination of Erwin Rommel




Death and burial ground of Keyes, Geoffrey Charles Tasker.




