William Chauncey Close (1877) was born in Bridgewater, Ohio, the son of Charles Ernest Clifton Close (1854) and Anna Wheeler. In 1942 has was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Wayne County, Michigan.
Harry Jesse Close (1884) was born in Bridgewater, Ohio, the son of James H Close (1849) and Martha Unknown. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Williams County, Ohio.
Henry Mead Close (1880) was born in Bridgewater, Ohio, the son of James H Close (1849) and Martha E Unknown. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Hillsdale County, Michigan.
Ira Benjamin Close (1876) was born in York County, Nebraska, the son of Henry Nathan Close (1850) and Mary Willis. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Grand Island, Nebraska.
Benjamin Close (1821) was born at Ashland, Ohio, the son of Henry Mead Close (1785) and Mary Moe. He was drafted into the Union forces in 1863 and was a minister at the time.
Charles Berry Close (1889) was born at Moonta, South Australia, the son of William Close (1855) and Helen Gusling. He enlisted in the 43rd Infantry Battalion in 1916 and served in France where he was wounded in 1917. He was subsequently…
James Raymond Close (1920) was born at Laura, South Australia, the son of Sydney Kitchen Close (1882) and Beatrice May Bills. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 and was killed in action in 1942. He is remembered on…
Rex Wilkinson Close (1904) was born at Lyell, Tasmania, the son of James Ayrton Close (1878) and Alice Richmond Rex. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in 1940 and was aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in the Indian Ocean…
Kevin Dean Close (1924) was born at Crystal Brook, South Australia, the son of Charles Berry Close (1889) and Emma Clarke. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1943 and was discharged in 1946.
Herbert Clyde Close (1901) was born at Crystal Brook, South Australia, the son of James Henry Close (1858) and Eva Emma Phillips. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 and was discharged in 1942 but died a year later. He…
James Noel Close (1923) was born at Clarendon, South Australia, the son of Frank Wilkinson Close (1880) and Elizabeth Elsie Maud Grundy. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 and was discharged in 1946.
Walter John Westcott Close (1891) was born at Laura, South Australia, the son of John Thomas Close (1853) and Frances Wilkinson. He enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1915 and served in Egypt, France and Belgium, returning to Australia…
Walter John Westcott Close (1891) was born at Laura, South Australia, the son of John Thomas Close (1853) and Frances Wilkinson. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 and was discharged just over a year later in 1943. It looks…
Hazel Maynard Close (1894) was born at Laura, South Australia, the daughter of John Thomas Close (1853) and Frances Wilkinson. She enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service as a Staff Nurse in 1918, eventually leaving the service in 1921.
Francis (Frank) Edwin Close (1945) was born at Peterborough, Northamptonshire. He was a pupil at King's School, Peterborough (then a grammar school), where he was taught Latin by John Dexter, brother of author Colin Dexter. He took a BSc in…
A website respectfully and humbly dedicated to the memories of the men and women from the Craven district who gave their lives for king and country in the First World War, 1914-1919. The aim of the project, briefly, is to…
Dennis Brian Close (1931) was unflinchingly courageous, whether standing (never crouching) at square leg or taking the fastest deliveries of the world's quickest bowlers on the body. He was unapologetically obstinate and a daring gambler, both as player and captain,…
Dedication to John Close (1796) A dedication on the east window of The Church of St Andrew at Grinton, Yorkshire. It was dedicated to John Close (1796), Barbara Close (1820) and their son John Close (1849) by Susanna their daughter.…
Metcalfe Close (1893) was born at Gunnerside, Richmond, the son of Ralph Metcalfe and Elizabeth Hannah Close (1870). He joined the 12th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the first World War as a gunner. Service number: 162445 Enlisted at…
As a young man John helped his father Jarvis with his butchers business but he mistakenly thought he had a talent to be a poet. At the age of 16 he started printing fly-sheets of his verses to sell at…
Gilbert Fairchild Close (1881) was born on 7th January, 1881 in Pittsford, New York, the son of John Edward Close (1848) and Mary Ellen Hooper. He entered Princeton University in 1899 and graduated with the Class of 1903. Subsequently he…
Although Frederic Close (1889) was born in Missouri, America, he made his home in the Long Preston and Settle areas of Yorkshire when his mother came back from America with the family. During the First World War between 1914 and…
The actress Ivy Close was famous not as an actress in the first place, but as Miss Britain. When the Daily Mirror launched the competition for The Most Beautiful Woman in the World in 1908, her father sent in photographs…
