First names
Laurance Julius
Hebrew Date
23 Tevet 5705
Hebrew Date
כ״ג בְּטֵבֵת תש״ה
How Died
Flying battle in Lancaster JB286
Where Died
North Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Cemetery
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
Service Details
RAAF attached to 467 Squadron, RAF
Occupation
Junior Warehouseman
Place of Enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Date of Enlistment
4/6/1943
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 23 March 1925 New York, USA. Son of Julius SAULWICK & Ruth née ALTSON of Malvern, Victoria. "Leaving RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire at 17.07 hrs to bomb München, 645 Lancasters took part on this operation, together with nine Mosquitoes. This was claimed as a successful raid with the areas being severely damaged. This was the last major raid of the war on München. Some 503 people being killed on the ground, 984 injured and a further 70,000 being made homeless. Lancaster JB286 had been flying for some 10 hours when it is thought that the crew abandoned the aircraft over the North Sea. The aircraft continued before crashing and exploding near Ely, Suffolk. No bodies of the crew were found."
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.
