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Lt. Col. Geoffrey John Keating, MC. 1914 -1981

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Lt. Col. Geoffrey John Keating (August 1914 – January 1981) was a photographer.

Second world war hero, 1939 – 1945 active commissioned unarmed service, head of AFPU (Army Film and Photography Unit, 8th Army)from the outbreak to the end.

BP employed as head of Public Relations 1946-74 where he made a substantial contribution to Anglo-Arab relations. 

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Keating at his desk, telephone in hand, papers spread across the surface

Stages of his life in Categories

A man in a robe and fez at a desk where two officers work, North Africa

World War 2

Lt. Col. Geoffrey John Keating, MC 

A man in a suit and round spectacles studying a hand of playing cards, Persia

Persia Post War

Located in Tehran for 5 years 1946-1950

A welcome party outside the terminal at Moscow airport

Russia

Russia 1950s to 1970s

Three men beneath a tent awning, one in traditional Gulf dress, the Middle East

The Middle East

1960s – 1970s

A young girl presenting a posy to the Queen Mother as photographers look on

UK

UK

Guests gathered around a long outdoor lunch table in the 1970s, Europe

Europe

1960s – 1970s

A man in white crouching among desert ruins, the UAE

UAE Archive

1950’s – 1970s

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