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Date: Oct 13, 2009

Steve Keyes

Date: Oct 13, 2009

Steve and I joined IJLB together in 1970 and later served together in 3RGJ, Steve was a riflemans rifleman.
I was proud to know him as a friend and as a fellow rifleman, god bless you Steve, another good greenjacket who has heard the bugle call 'fire and retreat'.
we will all have a pint together at the final RV.

Date: Oct 14, 2009

Stephen Keyes' funeral will be held at St Leonards Church in Grimsby Banbury on Friday the 23rd of October at 2 o'clock. This will be followed by buriel at Hardwick Hill Cematary.
All welcome to the Hanwell Fields Public House for refreshments.

Family flowers only, donations to the Katarine House Hospice and Banbury Branch Royal British Legion.

Date: Oct 15, 2009

Rest in Peace Steve, no more parades and we will meet up in the final rv Stand easy RFN Celer Et Audax. Deepest sympathy to all of the family and friends at this sad Time. Another Character of 3RGJ gone too soon .

Date: Oct 16, 2009

I last spoke to Steve at the Dedication of the Regimental Memorial and afterwards he willingly sent me some photo's which over the years I had lost, one of which I passed on to Gen.Balfour - which was his platoon's double pass at the depot, plus some of the our Company photo's from a tour in NI.

We were both ex-Jnr. Leaders and were good friends in the Bn. and in civvie street.

Whilst at the National Arboretum Steve spoke to my son and lead him on a grand tale of derring do!, which my Jack loved!!. Alas it was more artistic license than fact but none the less this was the calibre of the man, to make time for my boy. This will be my lasting memory.

God rest him.

Regards

Danny