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MONK, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5707 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Timboon, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cobden, Victoria, Australia, 3 May 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cobden Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Timboon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5707, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5707, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
William’s story
William was the son of William Monk and Priscilla Monk/ Howard. He was working as a labourer at Berry Bank, when he signed up. He had previously served in the Second Anglo-Boer War. He returned to Australia embarking on the 23 June 1919
Submitted 29 March 2021 by Ellen Magill