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Also Known As Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes of Zeebrugge and of Dover • Sir Roger Keyes, 1st Baronet
Born October 4, 1872 • India
Died December 26, 1945 (aged 73) • England
Role In Zeebrugge Raid
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