Papers concerning Lieutenant John Close, 1941-12

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The papers comprise roneoed copies of letters and documents concerning the life and death of Lieutenant John Close, who was killed in December 1941 fighting against Japanese forces at Kota Bahru, Kelantan. They include extracts from O.D. Gallagher's book, Action in the East (New York, 1942) and Ian Morrison's book, Malayan Postscript (Sydney, 1943). There are also extracts from letters to Close's father, Sir Charles Arden-Close, from Major A.G.L. Close (Malaya), Brigadier Warren Willey (Malaya), Capt. George Gibson (London), Major F. Page Gourlay (Fort Swettenham, Selangor) and Lieutenant-General E.F. Norton (Quetta).

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