Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter

Pair: Colonel J. K. Close, Indian Medical Service

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Sikkim 1888, N.E. Frontier 1891 (Surgn. J. K. Close I.M.D.) second clasp loose as issued; British War Medal 1914-20 (Col. J. K. Close.) toned, extremely fine (2) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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Joseph Kinnear Close was born on 22 December 1864 (christened William Joseph Close). Attended Queen’s College, Belfast, M.D. M.Ch. M.A.O. R.U.I. 1886. Surgeon, 1 October 1887; Major, 1 October 1899; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 October 1907; Colonel, 15 August 1918; retired 9 November 1922; Honorary Surgeon to the King, 29 September 1926; served on N.-E. Frontier, Sikkim 1888, at the forcing of Jelapla Pass (Medal with Clasp); Manipur expedition 1891 (Clasp).