First names
Bertram Julius
Hebrew Date
8 Sh'vat 5734
Hebrew Date
ח׳ בִּשְׁבָט תשל״ד
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
MCK Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Service Details
6 Battalion, AIF
Place of Enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
33 Ackland Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
9/2/1917
Date of Discharge
22/4/1919
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born Warrnambool, Victoria. Military Medal - ' Prior to the attack on MT. ST. QUENTIN North of PERONNE on 1st September 1918 this soldier was wounded by a piece of shell but refused to be evacuated. During the operation he dressed wounded and put them in places of safety. Later when his Company attacked he went forward with them as there was only another man left in his Lewis Gun Section. On arrival at the objective he used his gun with very good effect and silenced two enemy machine guns. He was not evacuated until 48 hours after being wounded.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115. Date: 10 October 1919
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.