Sir John Monash | |
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![]() Sir John Monash c.1920s | |
Born | Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, British Empire | 27 June 1865
Died | 8 October 1931 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 66)
Buried | Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1884–1920 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 52 |
Commands | Australian Corps (1918) 3rd Division (1916–1918) 4th Infantry Brigade (1914–1916) 13th Infantry Brigade (1913–1914) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Volunteer Decoration[1] Mentioned in Despatches (6) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
Other work | Manager State Electricity Commission of Victoria (1920–1931) Vice-Chancellor University of Melbourne (1923–1931) |
General Sir John Monash, GCMG, KCB, VD (/ˈmɒnæʃ/; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the war and then, shortly after its outbreak, became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt, with whom he took part in the Gallipoli campaign. In July 1916 he took charge of the newly raised 3rd Division in northwestern France and in May 1918 became commander of the Australian Corps, at the time the largest corps on the Western Front. According to A. J. P. Taylor he was "the only general of creative originality produced by the First World War".