LEST WE FORGET
Lieutenant Commander Robert Casson KEEN RAN
(Shown on the WA memorial as KEEN R G and incorrectly included in the RAAF Section)
Service No: Not Applicable
Born: Fremantle WA, 6 April 1907
Enlisted in the RAN: 13 November 1939
Unit: HMAS Hobart
Died: Perth (Fimiston) WA, 25 July 1947, Aged 40 Years
Buried: Fremantle Cemetery, WA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Robert Casson Keen and Grace Keen; Husband of Jessie Isabella Keen of Bunbury
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Lieutenant Commander Keen does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
References:
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A6769, KEEN R C