William John Keen
William John Keen | |
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| Born | 1873 |
| Died | 1958 |
Lieutenant-Colonel William John Keen, CIE, CBE, JP (1873 – 26 July 1958) served as the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province of British India from 1925 until 1926.
Commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Army in 1892, he transferred to the Indian Army in 1894, won promotion to lieutenant in 1895 and to Captain of the Indian Staff Corps 19 November 1902.[1] In 1910 he became a Major and was appointed a CIE in 1915.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. p. 392.
- ^ Provinces of British India
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