Sir John Monash Civil War

Sir John Monash is notable for being a highly esteemed civil engineer, and also as being the Commander of the World War 1 Australian Military on the Western Front, France. In this role he was the leading military strategist responsible for the allies winning World War 1 on the Western Front. Due to his success in the war, Monash was highly regarded and regaled both in Britain and in Australia. He cared immensely for the men that he was in charge of and changed the way the allies fought war, rather than sending men as killing fodder he used his brain and many skills to strategically plan and win his battles with minimal casualties. After the war he took on numerous leading roles including repatriating the Australian military to Australia and …show more content…
He cleverly introduced reinforced concrete into bridge building in Australia. Early on Monash worked for private persoemployed on bridges and railways construction. Once Monash had moved on he joined a partnership with J.T.N. Anderson. The partnership lasted for 11 years before fading. Monash then combined with builder David Mitchell and Industrial chemist John Gibson to create the “Reinforced Concrete & Monier Pipe Construction Co”. In 1906 the same group and some South Australian Businessmen joined to create the “S.A. Reinforced Concrete Co”. Monash became President of the Victorian Institute of Engineers. Monash also became participant of the Institution of Civil Engineers in …show more content…
As soon as the war broke out Monash became a full time officer and was the chief censor in Australia. He didn’t like the job and fancied a Field Commander. Monash was quickly selected to become the Commander of the 4th brigade consisting of the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th battalion. There was a lot of disputing because of his Jewish background but he was backed by many other officers. Monash’s brigade took part in the Gallipoli campaign. Monash’s group was assigned divisional reserve. His brigade primarily protected the line between Pope’s Hill and Courtney’s Post. The valley behind this was named “Monash Valley”. Monash was promoted to Brigadier General. During the August offensive the battle was so tough that mid-way through Monash’s brigade was 3,350 men to 1,400 men. After the Gallipoli campaign Monash’s group took on the defensive roles of along the Suez Canal. Monash’s brigade was then sent to the Western Front. In July, Monash was promoted to Major General. Then in 1918 Monash was promoted to Lieutenant General and was in command of the Australian Corps on the Western Front. On August the 8th John Monash was knighted as a knight commander of the “Order of the Bath”. Monash then lead many victories against the Germans. At the end of his successful war career, Monash had won their respect and loyalty. Monash’s Motto was: “feed your troops on