Pte.
Andrew Close
Military Details
Service Number: 12760
Regiment & Unit / Ship
7th Border Regiment
Enlisted
4th September 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
4th September 1914
Place of Enlistment
Whitehaven
Residence at Enlistment
3 Thompsons Court, Charles St., Whitehaven.
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
7th
Service Number at Enlistment
12760
Service History
Service record posted to France 14/7/1915 Medical Records 1/2/16 Gunshot Wound L Hip 18/2/16 Gunshot Wound Buttock
Personal Details
Date of Birth
18th October 1892
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor, Cumberland.
Religion
C of E
Address
3 Thompsons Court , Charles Street, Whitehaven. Cumberland.
Residence (Census)
3 Thompsons Court, Charles St., Whitehaven.
Residence (Roll of Honour)
3 Thompsons Court , Charles Street, Whitehaven. Cumberland.
Parents
John Close & Ellen (Ellenor) Close nee Walker Married in 1883 in Whitehaven.
Siblings
Robert Close , Margret Close , John Close .
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Collier
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
28th February 1916
Age at Death
24
Circumstances of Death
Died of appendicitis.
Place of Death
France
Theater of Action
Boulogne
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
7th
Rank at Death
Pte.
Buried or Commemorated at
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
France
Grave Position: VIII. D. 65.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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