Cemetery
MCK Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Notes
Was born Isaja Wasilkowski but known as Aleksander or Sasha Wasilkowski - subsequently he changed his name to Alexander Daniel Alexander. He took as his middle name, Daniel, the name of his brother who died during the Holocaust. His father’s name was Srol Iser Wasilkowski (or Israel Josef). A few months after gaining his matriculation in 1935, he was assigned to the Officers' School in Grodno (29th Grodno Infantry Division). After graduating as an ensign bearer and on completion of his training, he was sent for further training to the 41st Suwałki Infantry Regiment of Marshall Józef Piłsudski, stationed in Suwałki. When the war broke out in 1939, he was living in Białystok. He was recalled from the reserves and mobilised for the defence of the Osowiec Fortress, where after several days of fighting the enemy, the Polish army was defeated and dispersed. Alexander returned home to Białystok. When the Nazi-Soviet war broke out in 1941, he was living in Lwów. He was recalled 22 June 1941 and served in the Red Army in Tarnopol where he was placed in command of a military detachment, it is believed he may have been a lieutenant. His unit was bombed by the German air force; fortunately, he was able to escape from the air raids and made his way to Tarnopol and subsequently to Lwów.
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.