Notes
Born 23/3/1897 Sydney, NSW Reg No 9167. Son of Albert LEVY & Harriet née WAXMAN. Previous service at Students Training Camp, New York, USA. He was a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, and was in his second year of studying engineering at Columbia when he enlisted in Canada. He was born in Australia, the son of an Australian cartoonist and actor, Bert Levy, who became well known on the New York stage, and released a series of animated short films in New York in 1915." AUSTRALIAN FLIERS KILLED. FORMER RESIDENTS OF VICTORIA. News has been received that Lieutenant Cyril Whelan, son of Mr. Albert Whelan formerly of Melbourne, and now a leading theatrical entertainer in England), and Lieutenant Levy, son of Mr. Bert Levy (formerly of Bendigo, and now a successful caricaturist in New York and London) have been killed in an aeroplane collision in England. Lieutenant Levy's father was at one time on the staff of the "Bendigo Advertiser." Source: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/89089803?searchTerm=
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.
