Cemetery
MCK Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Notes
Born Melbourne, Victoria. Daughter of Esther née NATHAN & Woolf Barnett ISAACS, of London, England. Enlisted with AIF in the Australian Army Nursing Service, 1914. Served at Base Hospital, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, for one year, and at Osborne House, Geelong. 1915-16: Embarked on SS "Mooltan” for Active Service in India. Served with the British Expeditionary Forces at the War Hospital, Secunderabad, and at Trimulgherry Stationary Hospital and at the Deccan War Hospital, Kirkee, Poona, for one year. Volunteered for service in Salonica: served at Victoria War Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, whilst awaiting transport to Salonica. 1917-18: Appointed as Charge Sister. Served at War Hospital at Hortiac; also at 42nd and 52nd War Hospitals, Kalamaria, Salonica, for one year. Invalided home to Australia in SS "Wiltshire,” November, 1918. Since then keenly interested in all social welfare work for women and children. Member of the National Council of Women, Vigilant Society, AWN League (St Kilda Branch); Life Governor, Austin Hospital.
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.
