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* Bercuson, David J, ''Blood On The Hills: The Canadian Army In The Korean War'', Toronto Buffalo London, University of Toronto Press, 1999 |
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Revision as of 03:52, 17 May 2022
Robert Angus Keane | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Bob Keane" |
| Born | May 14, 1914 Fort William, Ontario |
| Died | August 16, 1977 (aged 63) Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1930-1965 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Battles / wars | Second World War Korean War |
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Colonel Robert Angus Keane DSO OBE ED CD (14 May 1914 – 16 August 1977) was a Canadian military officer and commander who served with the Canadian Army in both World War II and the Korean War. First enlisting at age 15 in the Canadian Militia, Keane was commissioned in 1935 as a Lieutenant with The Lake Superior Regiment. Already a captain and the LSR's Adjutant at the start of the Second World War, Keane would be mobilized for active service along with the rest of regiment. Promoted to Major and serving as the LSR's second in command when the regiment was sent to Normandy after D-Day, Keane would later be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and would command The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) from August 1944 until the end of the war in May 1945. Joining the Regular Force of the Canadian Army after the war, Keane served with the Directorate of Military Operations and Plans at army headquarters in Ottawa. When the Korean War broke out, he was personally chosen to command the newly formed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment for service with the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Korea. After commanding 2RCR in Korea, Keane returned to Canada and promoted to the rank of Colonel, serving in various senior capacities until retiring from the army in 1965.
Keane died from cancer in Thunder Bay in 1977 at age 63.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- Bercuson, David J, Blood On The Hills: The Canadian Army In The Korean War, Toronto Buffalo London, University of Toronto Press, 1999
- ^ Assistant, Collections (2020-06-09). "The Distinguished Service of Colonel Robert Keane". Behind the Seams. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "KeaneRA". www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ ""From moribund to mobilized" : The Lake Superior Regiment, 1920-1940" (PDF). Lakehead University Knowledge Commons.
- ^ "Canadian Army Honour and Awards in WWII" (PDF).
- ^ Bercuson, David J. (1999). Blood On The Hills: The Canadian Army In The Korean War. Toronto Buffalo London: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-0980-8.
- ^ "Honours to Canadian Army Awards for Korea" (PDF).