Name
William KEEN
Service Number
4509/241510
Rank
Private
Regiment
Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Battalion
ICRC Record found
Yes
Where Taken
Fayet
Date Taken
21 Mar 1918
Wounded?
Unwounded
Date of Birth
1 Feb 1889
Place of Birth
Bengeworth, Evesham
Where imprisoned
Cassel then Langensalza, Germany
Parish Magazine Reports
Vol 23, No 5, May 1918 - Pte W Keen is reported a prisoner of war; communication has been received from him. One of Pte Keen’s comrades writes: “He was one of the best men that we had, always cool when we were in a hot corner. He put confidence in me a good many times when I felt a bit shaky.”
Vol 23, No 6, June 1918 - The only word approaching a grumble [of prisoner-of-war life] is to be found in Pte W Keen’s observation: “I have never had such a lazy month in my life.”