Frederick MONKS

Regimental number17701
Place of birthBristol, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStone mason
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 10"
Weight210 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Monks, Soundwell, Bristol, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1916
Place of enlistmentMoore Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMarch 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date8 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 9 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: double hallux rigidus [stiff big toe]), Sydney, 8 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 May 1952
Age at death68
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MONKS Frederick