| Surname: | Monks |
| Initials: | F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/16540 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2b) Gallipoli, 10/9/1915 to 12/2/1916 and (4) Mesopotamia, 13/2/1916. 27/1/1915 he enlisted as a Pte. 6 Loyal North Lancashire Regt. No. 19960, born Bolton, Lancashire, age 36.1 years, occupation Labourer, address: 39 Wilfred Street Bolton and later 68 Holden Street, Bolton, 4/9/1918 transferred to MFP, 14/4/1919 to class Z reserve. Served Home 27/1/1915 to 9/9/1915, Med Exp Force 10/9/1915 to 12/12/1916, Mesopotamia 13/12/1916 to 1/2/1919, En Route 2/2/1919 to 15/3/1919, Home 16/3/1919 to 14/9/1919 to class Z reserve. He applied for a pension for a weak back in 4/1920 which was rejected. 15/5/1898 he married Jane Smith, spinster at St Michaels Church Great Lower Bolton. 16/7/1916 their son Frederick Monks died age 16 years from meningitis at 17 Wilfred Street, Bolton. Frederick Monks. |