KEYTE Thomas

  • First Name(s):
    Thomas 
  • Surname:
    KEYTE
  • Service Number:
    29949
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    31st July 1917
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 34.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Blockley, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Thomas and Fanny Keyte, of Lower St., Blockley, Worcestershire

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KEYTE Thomas Is Named On These Memorials

Blockley St Peter and St Paul’s Church WW1 Memorial
Blockley War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Blockley War Memorial under Soldiers 1917 with the information: Pte. July 31

Further Information About KEYTE Thomas

Thomas Keyte was born in Blockley in 1897, the fifth of nine children and the first son of Thomas and Fanny Keyte.  His father was a farm labourer. Thomas was at home until at least 1911, when he also was working as a farm labourer and he was still resident in Blockley when he enlisted for war service, perhaps in 1915 or 1916.  His personal military documents have unfortunately not survived.  He served in the 1st Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment in Flanders.  This was a regular battalion of the regiment, which deployed to France in November 1914, soon after the outbreak of war.  Thomas was not with them then at this time; the lack of a campaign star indicates deployment abroad no earlier than 1916.  It is likely that he was a conscript, or at the most a late volunteer (1915).

From the Medals Card and Regimental medals rolls:
Thomas Keyte, 1st Worcestershire Regiment, Private, 29949. Victory Medal and British War Medal

From Soldiers’ Effects:
Thomas Keyte, 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, Private, 29949, 31/7/17, death presumed
GBP3 17s 0d plus GBP4 10s 0d War Gratuity. to mother Fanny, sole legatee

Thomas Keyte has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.

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Credits: All research courtesy of the researcher of the casualties on the Blockley War Memorials.