To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the knighting of General Sir John Monash on the Battlefield by King George the Fifth, a special event was held at St Kilda Shule to celebrate the life and amazing achievements of our most decorated war hero and entrepreneur…Henry Greener filmed it.
Photo: Australia War Memorial
Prof Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld’s Speech about the life of Sir John Monash before World War 1 is full of interesting facts about a brilliant scholar, academic, soldier and businessman who rose to the top ranks in The Australian Army from the Army Reserves.
Matthew Guy MP speaks in glowing terms about the extraordinary achievements of Sir John Monash after his return from the Battlefield.
Thanked by MC Rabbi Yaakov Glasman, Matthew receives a yarmulka with a St Kilda Football Club Insignia with great delight! The segment opens and ends with music from the St Kilda Shule Choir with Adrian Bartak Conducting and Cantor Brett Kaye.
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