| Regimental number | 10/3405 |
| Address | Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, F J Monson, c/o Neill and Co, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Cemetery |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Frederic John & Esther Maud Mary Monson, 84, Canon St., St. Albans, Christchurch. Native of Belleknowes, Dunedin. |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'Operations Somme: 20th September 2nd October 1916. This Officer performed excellent service throughout the past nine months as bayonet fighting instructor to his Battalion. He always displayed the greatest courage under fire and his conduct was particularly gallant when leading his men in a night attack against Goose Alley and Drop Alley on the night of the 20th/21st September 1916, where he was killed. He was a great example to his Battalion and it is mainly due to his efforts in training that the 2nd Canterbury Batt. excelled in bayonet fighting.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth |