MONKS, Thomas Tasman
| Service Number: | 1776 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Katandra, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Harrietville, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1938, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Thommas Simmons Lawn, row BE, grave 18 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1776, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1776, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
Thomas Tasman Monks
Thomas Tasman Monks was the youngest son of John Peter Monks and Mary Annabella McKinnon. Thomas was born at Katandra, Victoria in 1884 but he spent his formative years in Harrietville, Victoria where his father was a miner, and his mother ran the Star Hotel.
Thomas Tasman Monks enlisted at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne on September 14th, 1915, and was assigned to the 9th Reinforcements, 13th Light Horse. After training the regiment embarked Melbourne on July 3rd, 1916, aboard the troopship Ayrshire bound for Bulford Camp, England. Thomas was assigned to the base depot and finally in January of 1917 he was sent to France. The mounted troops of the 13th Light Horse were mainly involved in rear echelon duties and did not see much combat until the start of the Hundred Days Offensive in 1918. Thomas would not see any of this action as he was struck down with a serious case of Tonsilitis in December 1917 and soon after he contracted influenza. He was finally released to regiment H.Q in June of 1918 but was scheduled for early discharge due to ill-health. Thomas finally arrived back in Melbourne in May of 1919.
Submitted 23 October 2022 by John Morrissey