Rank
Lieutenant / Private
Service No.
WWI 488 / WWII V350861
Date of Death
January 1960
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Necropolis), Victoria, Australia
Service Details
No 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Served
Gallipoli, Middle East, France.
Occupation
Commercial traveller / Sales Manager
Age at Enlistment
WWI 33 / WWII 61
Place of Enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
'Inverleigh', 12 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
WWI 22/8/1914 / WWII 21/3/1942
Date of Discharge
WWI Returned to Australia 10/5/1919 / WWII 17//7/1944
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 29/3/1881 at Pleasant Creek, Stawell. Son of Solomon and Barbette Isaacson née Levy. Brother, Major Isador Isaacson, VD, 'Stawell', St Leonard's Avenue, St Kilda, Victoria. Husband of V388729 CAPT Lynka Caroline Isaacson. Father of W/CDR Peter Stuart Isaacson AM DFC AFC DFM. Arnold Isaacson was the first Australian soldier to be commissioned in the field of WWI. He was appointed aide-de-camp to General Sir William Birdwood. General Birdwood, General Sir Harry Chauvel and General Sir John Monash wrote letters commending his service. During WWII, he served again in the Volunteer Defence Corps.
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.