Hebrew Date
25 Cheshvan 5702
Hebrew Date
כ״ה בְּחֶשְׁוָן תש״ב
How Died
Missing air ops, presumed dead.
Where Died
North Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Cemetery
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Service Details
458 Squadron RAF attached from RAAF
Occupation
Furniture Manufacturer
Place of Enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Religion
Jewish - Ref: pg 72 service record
Date of Enlistment
20/8/1940
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 28/5/1912 Toorak, Victoria. Son of Harry GOLDMAN & Amelia née HALINBOURG, of Caulfield. Brother-in-Law married to eldest sister: CAPT Paul PINCUS. Aircraft was detailed to attack a target at Emden, Germany on the operation from which it did not return. Now believed that when last message received from the machine, it was flying over the North Sea on the return journey. Assumed that it crashed into the sea. Therefore William and all his comrades were lost at sea. Wellington Mk IV, R1775
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.