Alan Keato


Alan Louis Keato 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

Keato was born on 7 September 1920 in Kogarah to William and Annie Keato. He played 5 matches for Western Suburbs in 1943, the same club that his brother Bill played for.

Military career

Keato enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 10 February 1943. Rising to become a lance-bombardier, he died of accidental injuries at Lae during the New Guinea campaign on 16 December 1943. He was buried at Lae War Cemetery.

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