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 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 for which his brother Bill had played. 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. Career statistics References 1920 births 1943 deaths Accidental deaths in Papua New Guinea Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers Australian military personnel killed in World War II Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league second-rows Western Suburbs Magpies players