Pte
Percy Melville Close
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 25/02/1883 |
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Place of birth: Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand |
General information
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Profession: Engine Driver - Shedman |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 33237 |
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Units: — New Zealand Machine Gun Corps (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 13/01/1918 |
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Age: 34 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: I Row: C Grave: 6 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 2
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?firstName=Percy%2BMelville&lastName=Close&serviceNumber=33237 Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |