Regimental number | 34984 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 91 Bond Street, Mt Pleasant, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Maxwell Close, 91 Bond Street, Mt Pleasant, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 607 Corporal Hector Norman CLOSE, 31st Bn, died of wounds, 17 April 1918; 2nd Lt Stanley Robert CLOSE, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 28 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |