Rank
Private / Leading Aircraftman
Service No.
V39658 / 49615
Hebrew Date
י׳ בְּסִיוָן תשנ״ט
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Necropolis), Victoria, Australia
Service Details
46 Australian Infantry Battalion / 1 Engineering School, RAAF
Age at Enlistment
24 / 26
Place of Enlistment
Prahran, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
Armadale, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
15/8/1940 / 15/1/1942
Date of Discharge
29/11/1945
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 31/12/1919 London, England. After the war, he became a prominent member of the Australian Labor Party, and was also active in the Jewish Council to Combat Fascism and Anti-Semitism. Active in the Victorian Peace Council, he was a founding member, first secretary, and president of the Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament, and Australian representative on the World Peace Council. He was awarded the Order of Australia in 1990.[
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.