Wars and things that go BANG

There is no shortage of Close’s who have participated, sometimes fatally, in various wars around the world.

This is the current list:

• American Revolutionary War (1775 – 1783)
• Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)
• War of 1812
• American Civil War  (1861 – 1865)
• South African (Boer) War (1899 – 1902)
• World War 1 (1914 – 1918)
• World War 11 (1939 – 1945)
• Vietnam War (1955 – 1975)

Looking for those that were decorated … try here

Those who died whilst on Active Service:

• Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks (1884) – World War 1
• Charles George Edric Clowes (1892) – World War 1
• David Close (1841) – American Civil War
• Donald Edward Close (1931) – Vietnam War
• Henry Arthur Clowes (1867) – World War 1
• James Raymond Close (1904) – World War 2
• John Charles Close-Brooks (1876) – World War 1
• John Close (1886) – World War 1
• John J Close (1900) – World War 1
• Jonathan Close (1824) – American Civil War
• Joseph Clowes (1885) – World War 1
• Levi Close (1837) – American Civil War
• Lewis E Close (1835) – American Civil War
• Metcalfe Close (1893) – World War 1
• Reuben Close (1891) – World War 1
• Rex Wilkinson Close (1904) – World War 2
• Warren Peter Clowes (1898) – World War 1