First names
Coleman Henry
Hebrew Date
י״א בַּאֲדָר תש״ד
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Service Details
4 Division Engineers & Signals Company
Served
Gallipoli & Western Front
Place of Enlistment
Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
1 Ackland Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
28/8/1914
Date of Discharge
13/4/1920
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 25/5/1890 London. Citation for Military Cross: For gallantry and devotion to duty on 8 June 1917. During the attack on Messines, Captain Joseph personally arranged, supervised and carried out the communications of 13th Australian Infantry Brigade and attacking Battalions that during the whole time they ere not out of communication. To secure this, Captain Joseph had to proceed several times through the heavy enemy barrage, which was falling in rear of Battalion Command Posts. Between 30 June and 20 July 1917, during the Division’s tour of duty in the Line, Captain Joseph’s excellent work was continued. He surveyed and supervised the construction of Buried Cable Routes in front of Ploegsteert and Nieppe. This work was carried out by night under very difficult conditions and enemy shellfire. During the period 26 February 1917 to 20 September 1917, Captain Joseph’s work has been of the highest order. He has been previously “Mentioned in Dispatches”. EG Sinclair MacLaglan – Major-General Commanding 4th Australian Division.
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.