Francis Keene

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: Italian Military Hospital, Tripolis. Italian Hospital Ship, Tannin (25/12/41). Caserte Military Hospital (28/12/41). Hospital Ship to England (15/04/43). Basingstoke Neurological and Plastic Surgery Hospital (29/04/43)		Date of Injury: 18/12/1941
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 22.08.1914 28		Cause of Incident: Enemy Action. Shot down west of Tripolis.
Transferred to QVH: 28/11/1944		Injuries: Burns to face, arms and hands.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 4

IDENTITY CARD

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Forename: Francis (known as Bun)			Surname: Keene
Service No: 104462			Nationality: Argentinian/British

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: PHU, RAF Morecambe
Profession: Pilot			Patient Rank: Fg Off

Death: 30.12.1998			Age at Death: 84
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

22.08.1940 sailed to England, volunteered RAF 107 Squadron. Shot down 17.12.1941. Badly burnt face, hands, fractured leg. Taken prisoner of war & sent to the military hospital at Caserta Naples Italy. Repatriated April 1943 to England for treatment at the QVH.

Glossary:

PHU - Personnel Holding Unit