John Monash Essay

John Monash is one of Australians most remembered military commanders from World War One. Monash was born in Melbourne on the 27th June 1865, and died in Melbourne 66 years later on the 8th of October 1931 from a heart attack, then in which he got given a state funeral. Monash spent his years of education at Scotch College in Melbourne, then went to Melbourne University where he then began his career as a civil engineer. By 1895 he had grades in arts, engineering and law and had trained as a public surveyor, and an engineer of water supply. During this time Monash went though severe depression, as a result of this he than started a business that tried to improve the shipping to and from Melbourne. After this, in 1884 he then began his military career in 1884. Monash served Australia in World War One and finished as the General which is the second highest ranking in the Australian military. The commands he also held during the war included the Australian Corps, 3rd Australian Division, and the 4th, 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brigade.

John Monash began his military career in 1884, while also combing it with his engineering studies. Three years later he was then promoted in the military (1887). With the commencement of World War One in

1914 Monash was relocated from militia to active service. At the start of his military vocation he served as chief censor, but when he served at Gallipoli in the war he began as the 4th Infantry Brigade.

John Monash was the Australian military commander of the First World War and also known as the most famous commander in Australian history.

Although in the war he is remembered as being the greatest commander in history, he is also remembered as one of the finest allied generals too. When the First World War began, Monash became a permanent army officer while also accepting a position as the chief censor in Australia. Soon after the Australian Imperial Force was made, Monash was also selected as the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade. After the war was coming to a conclusion, Monash was among the first under fire at Gallipoli and was the only Australian brigade commander between the original troops not killed or

wounded

John Monash made his journey back to Australia on the 26th of December 1919, after spending a couple of years after the war in London. In that time Monash wrote a novel named “The Australian Victories in France” but was not published later till he got back to Australia. When Monash arrived back to Australia he was greeted very heartily by Australians. Once he returned back home to Melbourne he continued his business that he left before the war and also became manager of Victoria State Electricity. Also in this time he became leader of Melbourne’s Jewish community. Following this, Monash died in Melbourne a few years later from a heart attack on the 8th of October 1931.

During World War One John Monash was known as “The forgotten soldier” but nowadays he certainly is not forgotten. Monash will always be remembered by Australians from his success in the military, becoming one of the best commanders that has ever served Australia in the army, his business work and how he would use his education to benefit not only himself but the community, and also as his contributions towards Melbourne and Australia. Monash follows the ANZAC spirt in a way no one had done before and is why he is so well remembered to this day. Monash was a man of kindness and always put others’ lives first. Monash assured all the soldiers that served in World War One if they lost their lives in the war they certainly will not be forgotten and their names will be marked done in history as is his. John Monash will be remembered from all the good things he did for his community and Australia.