Sir John Monash
soldier, administrator, engineer
27th June
1865 - 8th October 1931
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Sir John Monash as he appears on the $100 note
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Princes Bridge, Melbourne
Monash worked as an engineer on the
construction of this bridge
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Sir John Monash Memorial in King's Domain, Melbourne
Grave of Sir John Monash
at Brighton Cemetery
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"I always tell my staff, 'I don't care a damn for your loyalty when
you think I am right. the time I want it is when you think I am wrong.'"
Sir John Monash
"the most resourceful general in the whole of the British army"
Lloyd George speaking of John Monash
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Ceremony - Battle of Amiens
The Battle of Amiens, 8th August
1918, was one of the most successful advances made by Allied forces during
the WWI. The efforts of the ANZAC Corps were orchestrated by
General John Monash and
would be much lauded as an example of combined arms warfare in a conflict mostly
remembered for the stalemate of trench warfare. Each year at 8am on the 8th of
August a service is held at the
Shrine of Remembrance to mark this battle and remember the men who fought
it.
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