Close, John Campbell

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B.Sc.; M.E.E. (Cornell) : Lieutenant, 7th Field Coy., Engineers, and Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Coy., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in August, 1915, and sailing 30th November as lieutenant 7th Field Coy. Engineers, crossed to France in March, 1916, and was at Armentieres and Pozieres, where wounded 6th August and evacuated to England. Rejoining coy. 27th November, fought at Ypres and elsewhere till transferred to Mining Coy. in February, 1918, serving till demobilisation and returning via U.S.A. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later two years in Engineering.

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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Tertiary education at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
1903

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1903
1915

Enlisted 1 Aug 1915
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
1923

Staff at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 27 January 1923
1925

Staff at Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 30 April 1925
1953

Electrical Engineer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 2 October 1953

Gender

Male

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