Charles Berry Close 1889–1945 – Close Ancestry

Charles Berry Close, 1889–1945 (aged 55 years)

1914 /1915 Star

1914 /1915 Star

1914 /1915 Star

1914 /1915 Star

Name

Charles Berry Close

Name: Charles Berry /Close/

Source: Contributor: Lyn Hamilton

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	21 June 1889 Moonta, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Charles Berry Close Name: Charles Berry Close Birth Date: 21 Jun 1889 Father's Name: William Close Mother's name: Ellen Gusling Birth Place: Moonta Registration Place: Clare, South Australia Page Number: 24 Volume Number: 441 Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Death of a father	William Close 29 July 1903 Laura, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: William Close Name: William Close Death Date: 29 Jul 1903 Death Place: Laura Age: 47 Residence Place: Laura Registration Place: Clare, South Australia Page Number: 95 Volume Number: 296 Estimated birth year: abt 1856 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Death of a brother	Stanley Close 21 March 1912 Laura, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Stanley Close Name: Stanley Close Death Date: 21 Mar 1912 Death Place: Laura Age: 15 Father's Name: William Close Residence Place: Laura Registration Place: Clare, South Australia Page Number: 254 Volume Number: 364 Estimated birth year: abt 1897 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Milit-Beg	4 April 1916 Australia Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF Note: Enlisted in the 43rd Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
Military Service	about July 1917 France Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF Note: Served in France but wounded in action with gun shot wounds to the arm, shoulder and haemothorax. Spent some time in England.
Milit-End	21 November 1917 Australia Source: Military Award: British War Medal Source: Military Award: Victory Medal Source: Military Award: 1914/15 Star Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF Note: Discharged due to his injuries in 1917 . His rank at this point was Corporal. 1914 /1915 Star
Birth of a daughter	Miriam Close 2 January 1919 Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Miriam Close Name: Miriam Close Father's Name: Close Birth Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1917-1922 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 543 Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Death of a daughter	Miriam Close 30 August 1919 Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Miriam Close Name: Miriam Close Death Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1916-1925 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 506 Volume Number: 431 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Birth of a daughter	Hazel Close 12 November 1920 Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Hazel Close Name: Hazel Close Father's Name: Close Birth Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1917-1922 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 519 Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Death of a daughter	Hazel Close 15 February 1921 Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Note: Name: Hazel Close Name: Hazel Close Death Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1916-1925 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 214 Volume Number: 444 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Death of a sister	Lettie Eliza Close 6 March 1923 Wallaroo, Kadina, South Australia, Australia Source: Contributor: Lyn Hamilton Note: Name: Lettie Eliza Close Name: Lettie Eliza Close Death Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1916-1925 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 389 Volume Number: 460 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Death	6 June 1945 (aged 55 years) Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Source: Contributor: Lyn Hamilton Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) 1945 Gravestone, Location: Crystal Brook, South Australia Note: Name: Charles Berry Close Name: Charles Berry Close Death Date: 6 Jun 1945 Death Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1941-1945 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 2385 Volume Number: 688 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Burial	8 June 1945 (2 days after death) Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) 1945 Gravestone, Location: Crystal Brook, South Australia Gravestone

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 5 August 1855 — Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 9 June 1880 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Death: 29 July 1903 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen (Ellen) Gusling Hilda Close Helena Close Hilda Close Ella Close Charles Berry Close Lettie Eliza Close Florrie Close Stanley Close Vida Close Coralie Close William Close 1855–1903 Birth: 5 August 1855 — Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Death: 29 July 1903 — Laura, South Australia, Australia
mother	Links Birth: 28 December 1861 — Mannanarie, South Australia, Australia Marriage: 9 June 1880 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Close Hilda Close Helena Close Hilda Close Ella Close Charles Berry Close Lettie Eliza Close Florrie Close Stanley Close Vida Close Coralie Close Helen (Ellen) Gusling 1861– Birth: 28 December 1861 — Mannanarie, South Australia, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 9 June 1880 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia
10 months elder sister	Links Birth: 22 March 1881 — Gladstone, South Australia, Australia Death: 30 October 1882 — Georgetown, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hilda Close 1881–1882 Birth: 22 March 1881 — Gladstone, South Australia, Australia Death: 30 October 1882 — Georgetown, South Australia, Australia
17 months elder sister	Links Birth: 21 August 1882 — Georgetown, South Australia, Australia Death: 23 October 1957 — South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Helena Close 1882–1957 Birth: 21 August 1882 — Georgetown, South Australia, Australia Death: 23 October 1957 — South Australia, Australia
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 23 October 1884 — Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 October 1953 — South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hubert Meredith Newman Hilda Close 1884–1953 Birth: 23 October 1884 — Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 October 1953 — South Australia, Australia
21 months elder sister	Links Birth: 29 July 1886 — Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bernard Sydney Shipway Ella Close 1886– Birth: 29 July 1886 — Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
3 years himself	Links Birth: 21 June 1889 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Milit-Beg: 4 April 1916 — Australia Military Service: about July 1917 — France Milit-End: 21 November 1917 — Australia Death: 6 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Burial: 8 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Clarke Miriam Close Hazel Close Charles Berry Close 1889–1945 Birth: 21 June 1889 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 10 March 1892 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 March 1923 — Wallaroo, Kadina, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lettie Eliza Close 1892–1923 Birth: 10 March 1892 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 March 1923 — Wallaroo, Kadina, South Australia, Australia
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 10 March 1894 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Francis Leonard Clair Baohm Florrie Close 1894– Birth: 10 March 1894 — Laura, South Australia, Australia
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 8 July 1897 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Death: 21 March 1912 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Stanley Close 1897–1912 Birth: 8 July 1897 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Death: 21 March 1912 — Laura, South Australia, Australia
23 months younger sister	Links Birth: 7 June 1899 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Disappeared: after 1900 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Vida Close 1899– Birth: 7 June 1899 — Laura, South Australia, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 30 December 1901 — Laura, South Australia, Australia Disappeared: after 1902 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Coralie Close 1901– Birth: 30 December 1901 — Laura, South Australia, Australia

Family with Emma Clarke
himself	Links Birth: 21 June 1889 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Milit-Beg: 4 April 1916 — Australia Military Service: about July 1917 — France Milit-End: 21 November 1917 — Australia Death: 6 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Burial: 8 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Clarke Miriam Close Hazel Close Charles Berry Close 1889–1945 Birth: 21 June 1889 — Moonta, South Australia, Australia Death: 6 June 1945 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia
wife	Links Birth: 10 February 1888 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 4 May 1967 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Burial: after 4 May 1967 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Berry Close Miriam Close Hazel Close Emma Clarke 1888–1967 Birth: 10 February 1888 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 4 May 1967 — Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia
son	Stanley Clarkson Close –
daughter	Vera Lavina Close –
daughter	Vida Amy Close –
daughter	Thelma Isabel Close –
son	John Leslie Charles Close –
daughter	Links Birth: 2 January 1919 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 30 August 1919 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Miriam Close 1919–1919 Birth: 2 January 1919 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 30 August 1919 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia
23 months daughter	Links Birth: 12 November 1920 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 15 February 1921 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hazel Close 1920–1921 Birth: 12 November 1920 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia Death: 15 February 1921 — Wirrabara, South Australia, Australia
son	Kevin Dean Close –
daughter	Shirley Janette Close –

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Birth
Milit-Beg	Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF
Military Service	Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF
Milit-End	Source: Military Award: British War Medal Source: Military Award: Victory Medal Source: Military Award: 1914/15 Star Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) AU WW1 Military Record, Name Of Person: Charles Berry Close, Military Unit: 43rd Infantry Batalion AIF
Name	Source: Contributor: Lyn Hamilton
Death	Source: Contributor: Lyn Hamilton Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) 1945 Gravestone, Location: Crystal Brook, South Australia
Burial	Source: Charles Berry Close (1889) 1945 Gravestone, Location: Crystal Brook, South Australia

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Birth	Name: Charles Berry Close Birth Date: 21 Jun 1889 Father's Name: William Close Mother's name: Ellen Gusling Birth Place: Moonta Registration Place: Clare, South Australia Page Number: 24 Volume Number: 441 Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Milit-Beg	Enlisted in the 43rd Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
Military Service	Served in France but wounded in action with gun shot wounds to the arm, shoulder and haemothorax. Spent some time in England.
Milit-End	Discharged due to his injuries in 1917 . His rank at this point was Corporal.
Death	Name: Charles Berry Close Death Date: 6 Jun 1945 Death Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1941-1945 Registration Place: South Australia Page Number: 2385 Volume Number: 688 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

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6 June 2018

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Family with parents
father Parents James Ayrton Close Hannah Kitchen	William Close 1855–1903
mother	Helen (Ellen) Gusling 1861–
elder sister	Hilda Close 1881–1882
elder sister	Helena Close 1882–1957
elder sister Family Hubert Meredith Newman William Meredith Newman Maxwell Pomeroy Newman Hubert Beresford Newman Margaret Muriel Newman	Hilda Close 1884–1953
elder sister Family Bernard Sydney Shipway Sydney Charles Shipway Bettie Helen Shipway John Edward Shipway	Ella Close 1886–
himself	Charles Berry Close 1889–1945
younger sister	Lettie Eliza Close 1892–1923
younger sister Family Francis Leonard Clair Baohm Necia Merridy Baohm Clair Letty Baohm William Bede Baohm Donald Leonard Baohm	Florrie Close 1894–
younger brother	Stanley Close 1897–1912
younger sister	Vida Close 1899–
younger sister	Coralie Close 1901–

Family with Emma Clarke
himself	Charles Berry Close 1889–1945
wife	Emma Clarke 1888–1967
son	Stanley Clarkson Close
daughter Family Donald Norman McQueen	Vera Lavina Close
daughter	Vida Amy Close
daughter	Thelma Isabel Close
son	John Leslie Charles Close
daughter	Miriam Close 1919–1919
daughter	Hazel Close 1920–1921
son	Kevin Dean Close
daughter	Shirley Janette Close

Descendants

Charles Berry Close(1889–1945)
- Emma Clarke