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Sydney New South Wales [8]

West Ham, Essex [5]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Farnborough, Hampshire [3]

Grays, Essex, England [3]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Canewden, Essex [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Devonport [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Grenfell New South Wales [2]

Haverhill, Suffolk [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Atton, Hampshire [1]

Ballinger, Berkshire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Stortford, Essex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [729]

Gunner [84]

Driver [69]

Serjeant [52]

Sapper [49]

Corporal [39]

Lance Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [7]

Second Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain (Admin) [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Artificer [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Farrier [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [103]

Army Service Corps [92]

Royal Field Artillery [85]

Royal Engineers [75]

London Regiment [59]

Essex Regiment [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

The Queen's Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Leicestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1058]

Royal Navy [136]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [1421]

G [2]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1401]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] West Ham, Essex [5] London England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Farnborough, Hampshire [3] Grays, Essex, England [3] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [3] Barking, Essex [2] Bow, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Canewden, Essex [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Devonport [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Edmonton, London [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Grays, Essex [2] Grenfell New South Wales [2] Haverhill, Suffolk [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Atton, Hampshire [1] Ballinger, Berkshire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Stortford, Essex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brockley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [729] Gunner [84] Driver [69] Serjeant [52] Sapper [49] Corporal [39] Lance Corporal [31] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [7] Second Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Nurse [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain (Admin) [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Artificer [1] Bandmaster [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Engineer Captain [1] Farrier [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [103] Army Service Corps [92] Royal Field Artillery [85] Royal Engineers [75] London Regiment [59] Essex Regiment [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Royal Fusiliers [36] The Queen's Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Leicestershire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1058] Royal Navy [136] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [1421] G [2] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1401] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

James William Monk

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army L/7823 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Edward Monk

Born 1889

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61702

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Andrew Biggam Monk

Born 1896

Died 1984

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 203rd Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 18th Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy PI 39273 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

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Ernest John Monk

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6245 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred George Monk

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 324463 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 324463 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Harold Monk

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64746 Royal Air Force

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George Bertram Fifield Monk

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1285 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion (Artists' Rifles)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Monk

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 548902 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leslie Thomas Stuart Monk

Born 1899

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110383

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William Herbert Monk

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 83880 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick James Monk

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40168

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Frederick Herbert Monk

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50744

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William Charles John Monk

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32014

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Enoch Monk

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83763

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Albert William Ernest Monk

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215952

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Harold Monk

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319013

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James Monk

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193985

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Henry John Monk

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38711

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James Henry Monk

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288347

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Alfred Edgar Monk

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50703

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