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1844 - 1959 (Creation)
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- Monk, Theodore Benning, 1884-1959
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47 cm of textual records
180 drawings
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Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
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The fonds consists of Monk's army service and course certificates and correspondence with the Monk family, records of the commander of the Gordon Head camp, and the Seattle liaison officer concerning the 5th Regiment and other army and business matters; personal records, including correspondence regarding a new Canadian flag, notes on the Monk family tree, insurance and investment records; photographs of Monk with officers and with Sir Arthur Currie, and drawings of proposed new flags for Canada.
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Canada. Parliament. Flag Debate, 1968; Canada--History, Military--20th century; Gordon Head Army Camp (Victoria, B.C.); Military history; World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Canada
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- Monk family (Subject)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 54th (Subject)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Subject)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Militia Training Centre No. 111 (Subject)
- Currie, Arthur, Sir, 1875-1933 (Subject)
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Revised by JF, August 9, 2013.