John Monash

Sir John Monash
Sir John Monash
	Sir John Monash c.1920s
Born	27 June 1865; Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, British Empire
Died	8 October 1931 (aged 66); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Buried	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1884–1920
Rank	General
Service number	52
Commands held	Australian Corps (1918); 3rd Division (1916–1918); 4th Infantry Brigade (1914–1916); 13th Infantry Brigade (1913–1914)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Battle of Messines; Battle of Broodseinde; First Battle of Passchendaele; Battle of Hamel; Battle of Amiens; Battle of St. Quentin Canal;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Volunteer Decoration; 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".

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