Walter Thomas MONKS

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MONKS, Walter Thomas

Service Number:	461
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia, 9 May 1892
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 April 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 461, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 461, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 461, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
31 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 40th Battalion to the 51st Battalion
1 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 461, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 461 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-01

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Florence Monks of 37 King Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. Florence later re-married and was known as Florence Sutcliffe. Walter's residential address at the time of enlistment was 150 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Louise May Monks, Elsie Blanche Monks and Walter James Monks.

15 December 1916 - to hospital with Mumps

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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