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Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931

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Personal name headingMonash, John, Sir, 1865-1931
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Associated countryAustralia
LocatedToorak (Vic.)
Birth date1865
Death date1931
Place of birthWest Melbourne (Vic.)
AffiliationScotch College (Melbourne, Vic.)
University of Melbourne
Melbourne University Union
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)
Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners
State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Zionist Federation of Australia
Monash University
Profession or occupationSoldiers Civil engineers Directors of corporations Public officers
Found inMonash, John. The Australian victories in France in 1918, 1920: title page (John Monash)
Monash, John. War letters of General Monash, 2015: title page (John Monash)
Australian Dictionary of Biography, viewed May 25, 2018: (Sir John Monash (1865-1931), soldier, engineer and administrator, was born on 27 June 1865 in West Melbourne, eldest of three children and only son of Louis Monash (1831-1894) and his wife Bertha, née Manasse. Born: 27 June 1865, West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 8 October 1931, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Education: St Stephen's Church of England School (Richmond, Melbourne) ; Jerilderie Public School (NSW) ; Scotch College (Melbourne) ; University of Melbourne. Occupation: colonial militia (Australia) (1884-1900) Victoria, Australia ; public servant (1891-1894) Victoria, Australia ; bridge builder (1894-1902) Victoria, Australia ; civil engineer (1894-1931) Victoria, Australia ; patent attorney (1894-1905) Victoria, Australia ; army officer (1901-1931) Federal, Australia ; company director (1905-1920) Victoria, Australia ; military historian (1918-1918) Victoria, Australia ; Zionist (1919-1931) Victoria, Australia ; public service head (1920-1931) Victoria, Australia ; university vice-chancellor (1923-1931) Victoria, Australia. Military service: World War I (army officer) ; Battle of Hamel, 1918 (commander) ; Battle of Messines, 1917 (commander) ; Battle of Passchendaele, 1917 (commanding officer) ; Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 (commander) ; Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (commander) ; 4th Infantry Brigade (commander, 1914-1916) ; 3rd Division (commander, 1916).Legacies: Monash (Canberra suburb) (eponym) ; Monash Freeway (Melbourne) (eponym) ; Monash Medical Centre (Melbourne) (eponym) ; Monash University (eponym) ; Sir John Monash Centre (Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France) (eponym) ; Sir John Monash Dve (Caulfield, Melbourne) (eponym.)) Workplaces: Melbourne Harbor Trust ; State Electricity Commission of Victoria ; University of Melbourne (council).
   <http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/monash-sir-john-7618>
Monash University web site, viewed May 28, 2018: (Named after engineer, military leader and public administrator Sir John Monash, Monash University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1958.)
   <https://www.monash.edu/about/who/history>
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