MONK Roland

  • First Name(s):
    Roland 
  • Surname:
    MONK
  • Service Number:
    2010
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd/8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    2nd December 1916
  • Age At Death:
    19
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France, Grave IV. D. 21.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Martha Minnie Monk, Edith Cottage, Morlands Rd., Malvern, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

MONK Roland Is Named On These Memorials

Malvern Link C of E School now in Malvern Link St Matthias C of E Primary School
Malvern WW1 War Memorial
North Malvern Holy Trinity Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Malvern Link C of E School now in Malvern Link St Matthias C of E Primary School – first name incorrectly given as Edwin.

Further Information About MONK Roland

Edwin Monk was Roland’s brother who was born in 1893 and died in 1957.

1901 Census
Edith Cottage, Morlands Road, Malvern
Charles Russell, head, aged 71
Ann Russell, wife, aged 73
Bertram Blake, grandson, aged 19
John Monk, son-in-law, aged 36
Martha Monk, daughter, aged 33
Edwin Monk, grandson, aged 8
Rowland Monk, grandson, aged 4
Bernard Monk, grandson, aged 2
Ina Monk, granddaughter, aged 8 months

Malvern News, Saturday 20th January 1917:
L/Cpl Rowland Monk, of the Worcestershire Regiment whose home is in Moorlands Road has died of wounds.

Malvern News, Saturday 30th June 1917:
The Revd Ernest Charles at Malvern Link Free Church referred to the following men who have been associated with the church on Sunday (24th June) evening:
Roland Monk – who often worshipped at the Malvern Link Free Church
Thomas Edward Steff – who was married there in December 1916.

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