Private

Percy Melville Close

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mary Geraldine Close, of 24, Bath St., Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Percy was born at Fairlie, South Canterbury on 25th February 1882, birth registered in 1883. Son of Mary Eleanor and William.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
33237
Name:
Percy Melville Close
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
25 February 1882
Place of Birth:
South Canterbury, Fairlie,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.G. Close (wife), 24 Bath Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engine driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
13 January 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 76
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. C. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percy Melville Close
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