Hebrew Date
כ״א בֶּאֱלוּל תש״ט
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Necropolis), Victoria, Australia
Service Details
War service: Regimental Medical Officer, 5th Pioneer Bn, 15/3/-11/11/1916, 29/5/-10/7/1916; 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 10/7-26/12/1916; 2nd Anzac Corps School, 26/12/1916-14/3/1917; 11th Field Ambulance, 14/3/1917; 9th Field Ambulance, 18/5/1917; 39th Bn, 29/5-11/11/1917; Australian General Base Depot, 14/11/1917; 1st Australian Command Depot, 28/8/1918
Age at Enlistment
24 / 48
Place of Enlistment
WWII Royal Park
Locality on Enlistment
Toorak, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
14/6/1915 / 20/9/1940
Date of Discharge
23/12/1918 / 25/1/1941
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Brother of PTE Eric Blaubaum KIA and LT Otto Blaubaum. Born 27/6/1891 St Kilda. Dr Ivan Blaubaum, well-known diabetic specialist, died yesterday at his home in Myoora Road, Toorak, after a short illness. Dr Blaubaum served as LTCOL with the 39th Battalion in the First World War. He was a prominent member of the Naval and Military Club and a member of the Caulfield branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. Before going to England to study diabetics, Dr Blaubaum practised in Armadale for 20 years. He returned about 10 years ago, and moved to Collins Street, where he remained until about three weeks before his death. He is survived by a widow and one son, Dr Peter Blaubaum.
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.