Private John Wesley Monkman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Monkman,
John Wesley
Date of birth: 1886-01-29
Place of birth: Vaughan Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Ellen Monkman, wife. 181 First Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
181 First Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. E. 30.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 800007
Highest Rank:
Private
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-05 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 297323
LAC ID:
183929
Service file: B6294-S029
Uploader's Notes: Whilst leaving a trench to go forward to the attack on enemy positions South West of Thelus, he was hit and instantly killed by a rifle bullet
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-18