Sir John Berkeley Monck (18 December 1883 – 31 March 1964) was

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in the Royal Household of the

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of the

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from 1945 to 1950.

Life

He was the son of William Berkeley Monck of Coley Park, Mayor of

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in 1888, and his wife Althea Pauline Louise Fanshawe. He was His Majesty's Assistant Marshal 1920 to 1936, then His Majesty's Vice-

1936 to 1945, and acting Marshal 1939 to 1945, when

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Sir George Clive was on war duty. In 1952 he became a

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in the

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.''London Gazette''
1 August 1952 (issue 39616), pp. 4197–4202.

References

Marshals of the Diplomatic Corps Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 1883 births 1964 deaths {{UK-gov-bio-stub