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Données personnelles Jacob Key 

• Il est né (Birth of Key, Jacob) le 13 février 1891 dans pos Little Ouse, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire &, Norfolk, UK/Ely, Engl.
• Il a été baptisé (Christening of Key, Jacob) le 28 novembre 1897 dans St.John's Parish Church, Little Ouse, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire &.
• (Sealed to child (LDS)) dans SUBMITTED.

  Description: Sealed to child (LDS) of Key, Jacob

• Il est décédé (Death of Key, Jacob) le 8 mai 1915 dans killed during World War 1, il avait 24 ans.
• Il est enterré (Burial of Key, Jacob) dans Belgium.
• Un enfant de David Key et Louisa Butcher
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 17 mai 2008.

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In Memory of
JACOB KEY
Private81081st Bn., Suffolk Regimentwho died onSaturday, 8th May 1915.Age 30.
Additional Information: Son of David and Louisa Key; husband of LouisaKey, of Brandon Bank , Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/ Panel Number: Panel 21
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders.The Memorial is situ ated at the eastern side of the town on the road toMenin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk).
Historical Information: The Menin Gate is one of four memorials to themissing in Belgian Fl anders which cover the area known as the YpresSalient. Broadly speaking, the Salient stretch ed from Langemarck in thenorth to the northern edge in Ploegsteert Wood in the south, but i tvaried in area and shape throughout the war. The Salient was formedduring the First Battl e of Ypres in October and November 1914, when asmall British Expeditionary Force succeeded i n securing the town beforethe onset of winter, pushing the German forces back to the Passche ndaeleRidge. The Second Battle of Ypres began in April 1914 when the Germansreleased poiso n gas into the Allied lines north of Ypres. This was thefirst time gas had been used by eith er side and the violence of theattack forced an Allied withdrawal and a shortening of the li ne ofdefence. There was little more significant activity on this front until1917, when in t he Third Battle of Ypres an offensive was mounted byCommonwealth forces to divert German att ention from a weakened Frenchfront further south. The initial attempt in June to dislodge th e Germansfrom the Messines Ridge was a complete success, but the main assaultnorth-eastward , which began at the end of July, quickly became a doggedstruggle against determined opposit ion and the rapidly deterioratingweather. The campaign finally came to a close in November w ith thecapture of Passchendaele. The German offensive of March 1918 met withsome initial su ccess, but was eventually checked and repulsed in acombined effort by the Allies in Septembe r. The battles of the YpresSalient claimed many lives on both sides and it quickly became cl earthat the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with noknown grave would ha ve to be divided between several different sites.The site of the Menin Gate was chosen becau se of the hundreds ofthousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields .It commemorates those who died in the Salient before 16 August 1917.Those who died after t hat date are named on the memorial at Tyne Cot, asite which marks the furthest point reache d by Commonwealth forces inBelgium until nearly the end of the war. New Zealand casualties a recommemorated at Tyne cot and on memorails at Buttes New British Cemeteryand Messines Ridg e British Cemetery. The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial nowbears the names of more than 54,000 o fficers and men whose graves arenot known. The memorial, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfiel d withsculpture by Sir William Reid-Dick, was unveiled by Lord Plumer in July1927.


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Jacob KEY
Pte. 1st Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 8/5/1915, age 30, commemorated: Ypres(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of David andLouisa Key; husband of Louisa Key, of Brandon Bank, Southery, King'sLynn, Norfolk. Brother of David.

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In Memory of

JACOB KEY

Private
8108
1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment

who died on
Saturday 8 May 1915 . Age 30 .

Additional Information: Son of David and Louisa Key; husband of LouisaKey, of Brandon Bank, Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIALIeper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 21
Location: Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders.The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road toMenin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic isstopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade soundthe Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
Visiting Information: The Panel Numbers quoted at the end of each entryrelate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with. In someinstances where a casualty is recorded as attached to another Regiment,his name may alternatively appear within their Regimental Panels. Pleaserefer to the on-site Memorial Register Introduction to determine thealternative panel numbers if you do not find the name within the quotedPanels.
Historical Information: The Menin Gate is one of four memorials to themissing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the YpresSalient. Broadly speaking, the Salient stretched from Langemarck in thenorth to the northern edge in Ploegsteert Wood in the south, but itvaried in area and shape throughout the war. The Salient was formedduring the First Battle of Ypres in October and November 1914, when asmall British Expeditionary Force succeeded in securing the town beforethe onset of winter, pushing the German forces back to the PasschendaeleRidge. The Second Battle of Ypres began in April 1915 when the Germansreleased poison gas into the Allied lines north of Ypres. This was thefirst time gas had been used by either side and the violence of theattack forced an Allied withdrawal and a shortening of the line ofdefence. There was little more significant activity on this front until1917, when in the Third Battle of Ypres an offensive was mounted byCommonwealth forces to divert German attention from a weakened Frenchfront further south. The initial attempt in June to dislodge the Germansfrom the Messines Ridge was a complete success, but the main assaultnorth-eastward, which began at the end of July, quickly became a doggedstruggle against determined opposition and the rapidly deterioratingweather. The campaign finally came to a close in November with thecapture of Passchendaele. The German offensive of March 1918 met withsome initial success, but was eventually checked and repulsed in acombined effort by the Allies in September. The battles of the YpresSalient claimed many lives on both sides and it quickly became clear thatthe commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no knowngrave would have to be divided between several different sites. The siteof the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of menwho passed through it on their way to the battlefields. It commemoratesthose of all Commonwealth nations except New Zealand who died in theSalient before 16 August 1917. Those United Kingdom and New Zealandservicemen who died after that date are named on the memorial at TyneCot, a site which marks the furthest point reached by Commonwealth forcesin Belgium until nearly the end of the war. Other New Zealand casualtiesare commemorated on memorials at Buttes New British Cemetery and MessinesRidge British Cemetery. The YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears thenames of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.The memorial, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield with sculpture by SirWilliam Reid-Dick, was unveiled by Lord Plumer in July 1927.
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