Bernard Herbert MONK

Regimental number10/459
Date of birth1898
Place of birthWanganui River
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressRanana, Wanganui River
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.2
Height5' 5.5"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Monk, Ranana, Wanganui River
Previous military service'B' Company 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment (Wanganui), Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit7th Wellington West Coast Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret Monk, Summer Street, Auckland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/458 Pte George Francis MONK, Wellington Infantry regiment, returned to New Zealand, 14 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 15 February 1914, of having an unclean rifle: award, admonished.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, Dardanelles, 7 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21376578

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