2018 $1 Lieutenant General Sir John Monash PNC Silver - 1/2oz Proof/Antiqued On the 11th hour of

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month a minute’s silence commemorates those who fought and perished during World War I and subsequent conflicts

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2018 $1 Lieutenant General Sir John Monash PNC Silver - 1/2oz Proof/Antiqued On the 11th hour ofSir John Monash (1865 1931) is remembered as a great tactician, with a formidable intellect and will. At the outbreak of the Great War, he commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force, first at Gallipoli and then on the Western Front. His prodigious military talent recognised Monash, as lieutenant general and was appointed commander of the Australian Corps. Following the signing of the Armistice, Monash by then Sir John Monash