Notes
His name is not on the Historic Obelisk in Melbourne General Cemetery. Albert attested that he was Church of England. Son of Simon BENJAMIN & Mary Elizabeth BETTS married 21st May 1879 Reg No 2469 at Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Ballarat. Albert's mother died 2nd November 1944 Reg No 11327, Richmond Victoria age 82 and she is interred at Burwood Cemetery, Church of England 4 V section by Rev R Green, Methodist Minister. His father died 30th October 1884 Bellarine, Victoria and is interred next to his brother at the Old Ballarat Cemetery, Hebrew Section G. Maternal Grandparents: William Henry BETTS (1816-1886) & Mary Ivy née WARREN (1831-1913) married 20th September 1856 Church of England, Castlemaine, Victoria Reg No 2151. Maternal grandmother died 10 May 1913 Richmond, Victoria Reg No 7049. Albert's wife: Mrs Julia Louisa Benjamin née SIMPSON (1879-1974). Stepson: Sidney Frederick Thorneycroft. There was no minyan or notices in Jewish publications in Victoria. There is no evidence that he was Jewish. Rabbi’s decision: Ruled to not be Jewish. Therefore he is not to be on the list for future memorials.
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.