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8 unusual facts about John Monash


Australian Corps

The two candidates were Major General Cyril Brudenell White (Birdwood's chief-of-staff) and Major General John Monash (commander of the 3rd Division).

First Australian Imperial Force

General John Monash, the senior Australian commander, was repatriated on 26 December 1919.

Joshua Thomas Noble Anderson

He then took up a lectureship in mechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne, where he met John Monash.

Kfar Monash

The moshav was founded in 1946 by Jewish former Australian servicemen, and was named after the Jewish Australian general, Sir John Monash.

Melbourne Hebrew Congregation

In 1891 the congregation celebrated the marriage of John and Hannah Victoria Monash.

Melbourne University Regiment

General Sir John Monash was a Colour Sergeant of this unit before taking a commission in the colonial and later Commonwealth militia.

Raymond Boultwood Ewers

He also worked together with Bowles on the statues of King George V and of John Monash, and produced until the 1960s 22 statues of his own design for the War Memorial.

Wilks Creek Bridge

The bridge was remodelled around 1900 by engineer John Monash of the famous bridge-engineering firm of Monash and Anderson.


1923 Victorian Police strike

Over the weekend five thousand volunteer 'special constables' were sworn in to restore order, under the direction of Sir John Monash at the Melbourne Town Hall and led by AIF veterans and CMF officers.

ANZAC A badge

The origins of the award are uncertain with John Monash, William Birdwood and John Gellibrand all being credited with the idea in various accounts.

Colin Rankin

On Salisbury Plain in England, he was dismissed by Major General Sir John Monash as "incapable".


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