| LC control no. | n 83068782 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931 |
| Associated country | Australia |
| Located | Toorak (Vic.) |
| Birth date | 1865 |
| Death date | 1931 |
| Place of birth | West Melbourne (Vic.) |
| Affiliation | Scotch 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 occupation | Soldiers Civil engineers Directors of corporations Public officers |
| Found in | Monash, 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> |
| Associated language | eng |
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