Notes
His name is on the Historic Obelisk in Melbourne General Cemetery, however he was not Jewish. He attested that he was Protestant. Son of Lewis CANTOR (born 1856 Geelong, died 16th September 1937 Reg No 8440 at “Myraville”, Alicia Street, Hampton) & Annie COATE (born 1866 Ascot, died 7th September 1956 Reg No 11027 at Caulfield age 90. Cremated, Springvale Crematorium). Parents married 25th January 1890 Reg No 1750 Moor Street, Fitzroy at Office of the Registrar of Marriages. Maternal Grandparents: George Coggan COATE (1835 - 1922) & Mary née HANNAN born in Limerick, Ireland (1842 - 1907). Maternal Grandparents married 20 April 1864 Reg No 1154 Christ Church, Ballarat by officiating minister Henry Adeney, according to the rites of the Church of England. Maternal Great grandmother was Louisa ORMOND. Commonwealth War Graves Commission document states that there is to be a “cross” on the grave and there is. Rabbi’s decision: Ruled to not be Jewish. Therefore 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.
