HERBERT KEITH ‘KEITH’ REVELL

Born

On 13 August 1916 at Riana.

Connection to South Riana

Lived in South Riana.

Parents

Albert George REVELL and Ivy May BARNES who were married at Penguin on 31 March 1915.

Siblings

Rita Florence 1915 – 1971

Maurice Elvin 1918 – 1980

Vonda June 1929 – 2015

Married

Marie Edna QUINN (1923 – 1996) on 5 November 1940 on King Island.

Family

Marie Elizabeth 1940

Ronald George 1942

Died

on 8 January 1990 in Launceston and is buried at the Central Coast Memorial Park.

School Records

Enrolment # 177 Penguin State School on 10 July 1922 by father Albert Revell, a mill-hand, living South Road 1 ½ miles from the school. Finished that year in Prep, 1923 P – 2, 1924 I and 1925 II until leaving Penguin S.S. in June 1925 to go to Waratah State School. No records are held for Waratah.

Military Records

Service number TX3826 in 2/40 Btn. He enlisted at Launceston on 9 July 1940 with next of kin his father Albert. Keith was an unmarried farm labourer from South Riana with fair hair and grey eyes. Served at Brighton from 9 July, was granted leave from 15 July to 20 July, admitted for surgery/hospital in August 1940 (toe nail extraction) where he stayed for a week and then was discharged  on 11 September 1940 being described as ‘medically unfit for service (not occasioned by his own default)’.

Group photograph courtesy of Pam Revell. Military photograph courtesy of Keith’s son Ron and wife Helen Revell of Devonport.