Bert (Albert) Monks
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 266992 (Formerly 5362)
Parents: George and Teresa (Nee Church) Monks
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: Leicester Square, Staple Hill, Bristol Lived: On the 1911 Census the family lived at No.3 Ducie Road, Staple Hill, Bristol and on the 1901 Census – 7 Seymour Road, Staple Hill, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Stone Mason
Date of birth: 1890
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 13/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Further information:
Bert was born in 1890 (3rd Quarter) in Mangotsfield, Bristol. He married Elizabeth Mary Ann Garland in 4th Quarter of 1915. Bert and Elizabeth had a son, Ernest Graham Monks born on 15/06/1916.
Bert served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 13/08/1917.
Bert Monks is commemorated on the Christ Church Downend Memorial and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.