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William Steel Keillor

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H.M.S. Monmouth

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: J/25317
  • Rank: Boy First Class
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  • Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Monmouth
  • Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
  • Place of Death: Lost at Sea
  • Age at Death: 16
  • Date of Death: 01.11.1914
  • Burial Country:
  • Cemetery: Plymouth Naval Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 2

Personal Information

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  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 185 Princes St, Dundee
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  • Mother:

    Mary Keillor, 10 Albert St, Dundee

  • Father:

    James Keillor, 10 Albert St, Dundee

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More about William Steel Keillor

William was the son of Mr & Mrs James Keillor, 10 Albert St Dundee. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

William was serving aboard H.M.S. Monmouth which was an armoured Cruiser, part of the 5th Cruiser Squadron patrolling the Central Atlantic to search for German Raiders and protect Allied Shipping. She was later ordered to the South Atlantic to join Rear Admiral Craddock’s Squadron in their search for the German East Asia Squadron. He found the German Squadron on 1st November of the coast of Chile. The German Squadron outnumbered Craddock’s force and were individually more powerful. They sank Craddock’s 2 Armoured Cruisers. Monmouth was lost with all hands. William was only 16 years old when he died.

William Steel Keillor   J/25317   Royal Navy

KEILLOR___Lost in action on Chilian coast, with H.M.S. Monmouth, William Steel Keillor, boy 1st Class aged 16 years, eldest son of James Keillor, 185 Princess Street, Dundee.

Dundee People’s Journal 21st November 1914

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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