Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes

Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC, MC (18 May 1917 – 18 November 1941) was an Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. At the time he was the youngest lieutenant colonel in the British Army.

Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes
Buried	Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1937–1941 †
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	Royal Scots Greys No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Victoria Cross (posthumous) Military Cross Croix de Guerre[1]
Relations	Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (father)