Monks Alban Donovan Sergeant 6207280

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Name Monks Alban Donovan
Army number 6207280
Rank Sergeant
Decorations Not known
Date of birth Birth registered Q2 1921, Kensington, London. Mother's maiden surname Tucker.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment. Posted to 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment. Killed in Action 26/10/1944.
Company/Battery Not yet confirmed.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not known
Joined Brigade Not yet known
Promotions Not known
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Killed in Action 26/10/1944. Originally interred in Rykevorsel, Belgium - map reference 928098. Subsequently buried in Grave 6. D. 10, Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Headstone inscription - "IN PROUD AND EVERLASTING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND. JOAN AND FAMILY"
Home address Son of Joseph and Violet Monks, of Kensington, London, England; husband of Joan Edith Monks, of Kensington. Married Joan E Upton Q2 1942, Kensington, London.
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