Sir John Monash Timeline (text-only)
| 1865 | Birth - 27 June, at Dudley Street, West Melbourne |
| 1874-75 | Resides with family in Jerilderie, New South Wales |
| 1877-81 | Student at Scotch College |
| 1882 | Enrols at University of Melbourne |
| 1884 | Joins Univesity Company of the Victorian Rifles, appointed Color-Sergeant in 1886 |
| 1884-87 | Employed on construction of Princes Bridge and other bridge works in Melbourne for David Munro & Co. |
| 1887 | Commission in the Militia Garrison Artillery |
| 1887 | Takes charge of construction works for Outer Circle Railway |
| 1891 | Marries Victoria Moss |
| 1893 |
Master of Civil Engineering Birth of daughter Bertha |
| 1892-94 | Assistant Engineer and Chief Draftsman of Melbourne Harbour Trust. Qualifies as Municipal Surveyor, Engineer for Water Supply and as Patent Agent |
| 1894-1905 | Private Practice (Monash and Anderson) as Consulting Engineer and Patent Attorney |
| 1895 | Awarded Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws |
| 1897-99 | Legal-engineering work in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia |
| 1901 | Monier Pipe Company Pty. Ltd. formed (Monash, Anderson and Mitchell) |
| 1905 | Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Company Pty. Ltd. formed (Monash and Mitchell) |
| 1907 | Takes command of Victorian Section of newly formed Intelligence Corps |
| 1908 | Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1912 | President of Victorian Institute of Engineers |
| 1913 | Appointed Colonel and commander of 13th Infantry Brigade in Victoria |
| 1914 | Leaves Australia in command of 4th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force |
| 1915 | Promoted to Brigadier-General |
| 1916 | Promoted Major-General in command of new 3rd Division |
| 1918 | Knighted by King George V |
| 1918 | Appointed Australian Corps Commander and promoted to Lieutenant-General |
| 1919 | Returns to Australia |
| 1920 |
Death of Victoria Monash Appointed General Manager of the State Electricity Scheme |
| 1921 |
Awarded Doctor of Engineering Appointed Chairman State Electricity Commission |
| 1921-31 | Oversees design and construction of Shrine of Rememberance |
| 1923 | Chairman of Royal Commission into police strike |
| 1923-31 | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne |
| 1929 |
Promoted to General Awarded Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (Institute of Engineers, Australia) |
| 1930 | Awarded Kernot Memorial Medal (University of Melbourne) for brown coal development |
| 1931 | Death - 8 October |