Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian soldier John Monash.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
General Sir John Monash, 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. Monash is considered one of the best Allied generals of the First World War and the most famous commander in Australian history.
I don't care a damn for your loyal service when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.
There is something about permanent military occupation which seems to confine a man's scope and limit his opportunities; and after he has had a few years under the circumscribed conditions of official routine, he generally find himself wholly out of touch with civil occupation.
Equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the whole community
The best hope for Australia is the ballot box and good education.