Alan Keato
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| Full name | Alan Louis Keato | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1920 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 1943 (aged 23) Lae, Territory of New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Louis Keato (7 September 1920 – 16 December 1943) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League for Western Suburbs. He died during the Second World War.
Early life and rugby career[edit]
Keato was born on 7 September 1920 in Kogarah to William and Annie Keato.[2] He played 5 matches for Western Suburbs in 1943, the same club for which his brother Bill had played.[1]
Military career[edit]
Keato enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 10 February 1943.[3] Rising to become a lance-bombardier, he died of accidental injuries at Lae during the New Guinea campaign on 16 December 1943.[1][2][3] He was buried at Lae War Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Other | Total | |||||||||
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| Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1943 | New South Wales Rugby League[1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Alan Keato – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Keato, Alan Louis". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "World War Two Service". Australian Government - Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
