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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Durham England [2]

Gloucester [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Talbot Victoria [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Acomb, North Yorkshire [1]

Armadale Linlithgow [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire, England [1]

Cardiff [1]

Castlemaine New South Wales [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Cockfield, Durham [1]

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Durham, Durham [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Eccles,Lancashire. [1]

Elberton Gloucestershire [1]

Evansford Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Harden New South Wales [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lincoln [1]

Rank

Private [343]

Gunner [33]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Colonel [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sister [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

ALIAS Sapper [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Corporal [1]

Inspector General [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Royal Engineers [45]

Army Service Corps [42]

Labour Corps [38]

Durham Light Infantry [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [526]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Royal Navy [41]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [716]

M [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [700]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Melbourne Victoria [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Durham England [2] Gloucester [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Talbot Victoria [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Acomb, North Yorkshire [1] Armadale Linlithgow [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham [1] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire, England [1] Cardiff [1] Castlemaine New South Wales [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chalford, Gloucestershire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Cockfield, Durham [1] Dublin [1] Dulwich East, London [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Eccles,Lancashire. [1] Elberton Gloucestershire [1] Evansford Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Harden New South Wales [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Lancashire England [1] Lincoln [1]

Rank

Private [343] Gunner [33] Driver [25] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [19] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Colonel [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sister [5] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] ALIAS Sapper [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Corporal [1] Inspector General [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47] Royal Engineers [45] Army Service Corps [42] Labour Corps [38] Durham Light Infantry [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Border Regiment [13] Royal Irish Rifles [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Scots [8] Welsh Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [526] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Royal Navy [41] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

C [716] M [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [700] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [2]

Max Arthur Close

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 392 Corporal London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Frank Cornelius Close

Died 1917

British Army 27339 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27339 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Close

Died 1917

British Army 32347 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 32347 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harold Close

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409177

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Leonard Clarence Close

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160074

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Robert Close

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114928

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Frank Close

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187322

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Gilbert Victor Close

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317629

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David Close

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 4053 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 276270 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alexander Close

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 24009 Private Border Regiment

British Army 248738 Private Labour Corps

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William Close

Died 1916

British Army 14506 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Close

Died 1917

British Army 40188 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Stanley Robert Close

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2

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Norman Close

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239978

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John Close

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 216280

Royal Navy 216280 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Indefatigable."

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Horace John Close

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291644

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Frederick Archibald Close

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302669

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Henry Close

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304945

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Cyril Redvers Close

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305231

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Tom Close

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304711

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