| Regimental number | 18343 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T B Close, Hawera |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles, 2nd Section, Mounted Rifles Brigade |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Moeraki on |
| Transshipped to RMS 'Mooltan' at Sydney, Australia. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Plot F, Grave No 288), Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Blanchett Close and Margaret Caroline Close, Blenheim |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 48, p. 1 |