South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Warwick Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 9 May 1915 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Westgate School | ||
| Cause of death | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Malaria & Consumption | 12 Aug 1914 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 21 Victoria Street, Warwick | Army Service Corps | |
Military Service History
- 12 Aug 1914 - Enlisted at Warwick
- 2 Feb 1915 - Promoted to L/Corporal
- 25 Apr 1915 - Promoted to 2nd Corporal
- 26 Apr 1915 - Promoted to Corporal
- 9 May 1915 - Arrived in France
- 7 Dec 1915 - Promoted to A/Sergeant
- 29 Jan 1916 - Arrived in Salonika
- 17 Jul 1919 - Discharged with Malaria
Circumstances of Death
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Aylmer was discharged on 17 Jul 1919 with Malaria which he contracted in Salonika which caused the consumption that he died from. He died on 17 Aug 1920 at 21 Victoria Street, Warwick. Aylmer's death was reported in the Warwick Advertiser on 21st August 1920 as follows: DEATH OF MR. AYLMER MONCK - We regret to announce the death of Mr. A.A. Monck of 27 Victoria Street which occured early on Wednesday morning after an illness extending over ten months. The late Mr. Monck, who was 26, enlisted for war service in 1914 [12 Aug 1914] being one of the first of Messrs Alfred Herberts apprentices to respond to Lord Kitcheners appeal for recruits, and was a Sapper in a Signal Co of the Royal Engineers. He served in France, Belgium, Salonika, Egypt and Palestine and was in the Army of Occupation on the Rhine. While he was in Salonika he contracted malarial fever which brought on consumption from which he died. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 18 Dec 1893 at Plumstead | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Aubert Alpheus and Elizabeth Monck | 27 Victoria Street, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Westgate Boys School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Plumstead, London | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 8 Pretoria Terrace, Plumstead | 1911 - Apprentice Machine Turner |
| 1911 - 27 Victoria Street, Warwick | 1914 - Turner |
| 1920 - 27 Victoria Street, Warwick | |
