R.+DEL+MONACO

Del Monaco, Romolo, Private, 151547, 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry Served as Ronald Bowden Born Rome, Italy Enlisted Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Resided Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada Killed in action 8th October 1916 aged 22 Son of the late Ireneo Paolo del Monaco and Alice Elizabeth Del Monaco (nee Bowden), of Beightonfields Priory, Renishaw, Derbyshire. Buried in London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, 4, E, 21

1911 Census A school boy Son of Ireneo, a retired officer of the Italian Army, and Alice Del Monaco, of Beightonfields, Renishaw, Derbyshire

Attestation paper available from Library and Archives Canada:

Surname: Bowden Christian name: Ronald Present address: Dunrea, Canada Born: Sheffield, England <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Next of kin: Henry Bowden, Brother, Beightonfields, Renishaw, Derbyshire, England <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Date of birth: 25th October 1893 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trade/Calling: Laborer <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Married: No <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Declaration on attestation signed 10th November 1915 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Oath taken on attestation on 10th November 1915 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Certificate of Magistrate signed on 10th November 1915 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Certified fit for active service on 10th November 1915 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Height: 5 Feet 11 ½ Inches <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Chest size when fully expanded: 37 Inches <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Range of expansion: 3 Inches <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Complexion: Fair <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Eyes: Brown <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hair: Black <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Religion: Roman Catholic


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