Surname
Solonsch (Douglas)
First names
Samuel (John)
Hebrew Date
ו׳ בְּנִיסָן תש״ג
How Died
POW Executed by Japanese
Where Died
Java, Netherlands East Indies
Cemetery
Jakarta (Ancol) Netherlands Field Of Honour, Indonesia
Service Details
105th General Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps, AIF. Previous service Royal Navy 1915-1922 and WWI. AB Seaman 962415 John Douglas.
Occupation
Transport driver
Place of Enlistment
Caulfield, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
St Kilda, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
17/5/1940
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 28/4/1905 England. Husband of Elizabeth Bessie Solonsch, of Adelaide, South Australia married 16/2/1937 in Jewish synagogue. Son of Mr & Mrs Solomon SOLONSCH. "He escaped on March 10, 1942. After taking an active part in the Dutch underground movement he was re-arrested in November, 1942, and condemned to death by the Japanese after trial by court-martial in April, 1943. Solonsch had a good command of foreign languages and spoke German and Malayan fluently."
John Monash (Monasch) born
in Melbourne, Australia on 27 June 1865, the son of
German Polish Jewish migrants, can be researched in any
military history encyclopaedia or in fact by just
‘Googling’ his name on the internet. His history
and list of achievements are long and far too many to detail
in this brief summary. However, might I say that reading his
history is well worth the effort and I can assure you that
his deeds will amaze you. I have found that the deeds are
better labelled on more than one man and in more than one
lifetime.
An
announcement was made in the weeks leading up to the
Centenary of ANZAC by Judy Landau, President VAJEX Aust.
She stated that it gave her great delight to announce
that VAJEX Aust (Victorian Association of Jewish Ex
& Servicemen & Women Australia Inc) has
successfully raised the required funds to build a new
Victorian Jewish Memorial after the style of the
historic Memorial located in the Jewish section of the
Melbourne General Cemetery. After an extensive two year
process, Judy has single-handedly sought letters of
support, raised the funds, and obtained approval from
the City of Port Phillip.
