Hebrew Date
י״ט בְּאָב תרע״ו
How Died
Killed in Action
Cemetery
Villers-Bretonneux, France
Service Details
8th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Place of Enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
89 Kerr Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
9/7/1915
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 1889 Reg No 12108 89 Kerr Street, Fitzroy North, Victoria. Son of Marks NYMAN and Flora née MARKS. Brothers: 297 & 7021 PTE Abraham NYMAN KIA 11 September 1918 France; 3104 PTE George NYEMAN born 1881 Reg No 23396 returned; 5400 PTE Solomon NYMAN born 1880 Reg No 15668, returned. Note: There are variations of the spelling of their surname. When his parents married, his father’s name is “Nyemen”. Seven of the children’s surnames are recorded as “Nyman” and Nathan and Emanuel as “Nyeman”. The Melbourne Chevra Kadisha has his parents as “Nyeman” so I have followed this example and used this spelling for the Memorial.
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.
