The Rev. Jacob Danglow, who was the Jewish Chaplain to the Australian Forces during the war, and Rabbi Israel Brodie, the Minister of the St. Kilda Road Synagogue, of whose Board of Management General Monash was a member, officiated at the funeral service which was held this afternoon at the Brighton Jewish Cemetery, where Sir John was buried beside his wife. Guns were booming and church-bells ringing as the body was lowered into the grave, and vast crowds, who had come by special trains from all parts of Australia, stood bare-headed in silent reverence and mourning.
In some quarters comment is made that the Jewish authorities refused to entertain a suggestion to have the funeral yesterday, because it was the Sabbath, but that the Christian community made no objection to the funeral being on Sunday.
A special memorial service for General Monash will be held at the synagogue at Toorak, where he had his home.
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