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Colonel Joseph Kinnear Close MD MCh MAO (1864 – 1940)
Born 22nd December 1864 in Carrickfergus Ireland, the second son of William and Eliza Close, his father was a minister with the Loughmourne Reformed Presbyterian Church. Christened William Joseph, he subsequently changed his name to Joseph Kinnear Close, Kinnear being his mother’s maiden name.
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Thursday 09 Jun 1988
4 (V) R IRISH, commanded by Lt Col S M Elder TD, Troop The Colour at Annual Camp in Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland on 9 June 1988.
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Thursday 09 Jun 1988
4 (V) R IRISH, commanded by Lt Col S M Elder TD, Troop The Colour at Annual Camp in Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland on 9 June 1988.
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09 June
Thursday 09 Jun 1988
4 (V) R IRISH, commanded by Lt Col S M Elder TD, Troop The Colour at Annual Camp in Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland on 9 June 1988.
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