Sir John Monash
(1865-1931), General; Civil Engineer20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Born in Victoria, Australia; educated at the University of Melbourne, studying engineering, arts and law; supervised construction of Melbourne's outer circle eastern metropolitan railway from 1888. Private passion was citizen soldiering; joined the garrison artillery, responsible for the harbour defences, and rose to battery commander; made colonel and commander of the 13th infantry brigade in 1913; commanded the 4th brigade in Egypt in 1914; promoted to Major General, taking command of the 3rd Division on the Western Front in 1916; in 1918 Monash was appointed corps commander of the Australian forces and was knighted for his services; after the war he was head of the Victorian State Electricity Commission.
General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1918
NPG x85341
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