Monks, Rupert –

Youngest son of William W. and Nancy Monks, of 60, Brighton Avenue, Smithills, Bolton, formerly of 26, Shipton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Killed by shell fire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Monks
  • Forename: Rupert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Smithills, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242529
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915 19/10/1917 07/12/1917 20/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c* S22* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 19/10/1917

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