A list of military awards
Frederick William James Close (1881) was born in Bedminster, Somerset, the son of Andrew Frederick Close (1858) and Elizabeth Ann Oldfield. He was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War 1, being awarded the Victory Medal…
Alan Stanley White (1925) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Stanley Eugene White (1906) and Marie Minerva Soderberg. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1944 at El Paso, Texas. Killed in action in the Pacific…
Frederick Clowes (1882) was born in Great Glenn, Leicestershire, the son of Alfred Clowes (1851) and Ruth Coleman. Enlisted into A S C Yorkshire Regiment during the first World War as a Private. Demobilzed in 1919. Received the British War…
George Cecil Clowes (1889) was born in Great Glenn, Leicestershire, the son of Alfred Clowes (1851) and Ruth Coleman. Enlisted into the South Staffordshire Regiment in the First World War as a Private. Wounded in action, but survived. Awarded the…
William Frederick Clowes (1892) was born in Seleston, Nottinghamshire, the son of Frederick Clowes (1864) and Emma Ball. Joined the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment during the first World War as a Private. Regiment number: 118476. Received the British War Medal…
John Wakley Clowes (1894) was born in Leicester, England, the son of Walter Beale Clowes (1867) and Ada Emily Wakley. Joined the Royal Army Service Corps during the first World War as a Private. Regiment number: M2/105622. Received the British…
Frank Beale Clowes (1896) was born in Leicester, England, the son of Walter Beale Clowes (1867) and Ada Emily Wakley. Joined the Royal Army Service Corps during the first World War as a Private. Regiment number: M2/104169. Received the British…
Percival Samuel Clowes (1887) was born in Kensington, London, the son of Robert William Hubbard Fisher Clowes (1861) and Mary Rowland Gruit. Enlisted into the 53rd Remount Squadron in 1915, serving for two years. He was subsequently discharged in 1918…
Albert Thomas Clowes (1893) was born in London, England, the son of Albert Charles Clowes (1862) and Louisa Mary Ann Leversuch. Drafted into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1914, serving at Alexandria, Ismalia and Suez. He was subsequently demobilised…
John Henry Thomas Clowes (1895) was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Thomas Clowes (1871) and Louisa Smith. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1913 immediately after his 18th birthday. He served on many ships, before, during and…
William Isaiah Clowes (1886) was born in Alrewas, Staffordshire, the son of Thomas Clowes (1871) and Betsey Bartlett. He enlisted into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner in 1915, serving overseas until his discharge in 1918. He was awarded…
Robert Close (1894) was born in Lugar, Scotland, the son of Robert Close (1867) and Jane Anne Robinson. He was drafted into the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War 1, and subsequently discharged after the war. He was awarded the…
John J Close (1900) was born in Lugar, Scotland, the son of Robert Close (1867) and Jane Anne Robinson. He was drafted into the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War 1, but was killed in action in Flanders, Belgium 1918.…
John Thomas Close (1873) was born in Ludworth, Derbyshire, the son of John Thomas Close (1841) and Mary Elizabeth Mayworth. He was drafted into the Cheshire Regiment in 1914 during World War 1, and subsequently discharged in 1919. He was…
Harry Close (1898) was born in Idle, Yorkshire, the son of William Close (1868) and Ann Lavinia Darnborough. He was drafted into the British Army in 1917, joining the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was subsequently discharged in 1919,…
Reuben Close (1891) was born in Ince, Lancashire, the son of Emmanuel Close (1869) and Dinah Lowe. He was drafted into the British Army during World War 1, but killed in action in Egypt in 1918. He was awarded the…
Henry Nelson Clowes (1911) was born in Derbyshire, England the son of Ernest William Clowes (1869) and Blanche Littleton. He saw active service in the 2nd Batallion Scots Guards in North West Europe during World War II, achieving the rank…
Warren Peter Clowes (1898) was born in London, England, the son of Peter Legh Clowes (1853) and Edith Emily Warren. Joined the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish) during the first World War. Killed in action in France in 1918…
Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks (1884) was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the son of John Brooks Close (1850) and Emily Brooks. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission…
Robert Stokley Close (1920) was born in Wanamassa, New Jersey, the son of Egbert W Close (1891) and Ruth Ester Bunnell. He was inducted into the US Air Cadets in 1943 at Asbury Park, New Jersey, and was posted overseas…
Richard Howard Close (1904) was born in California, America, the son of Cicero Howard Close (1864) and Della Margaret Doxey. He enlisted into the US Navy in 1942 at California and was subsequently awarded the Purple Heart Medal for his…
George Everett Close (1919) was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of George Reynolds Close (1883) and Florence Lockwood. He enlisted into the US Army in 1941 at Hartford, Connecticut and was subsequently awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous…
John Henry Close (1884) was born in Nottinghamshire, England, the son of John Close (1833) and Eliza Hubbard. He was drafted into the Nottingham Durham Light Infantry in 1916 served in Boulogne in 1918 and was awarded the British War…
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…
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…
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…
