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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial Panel

Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial - dedication panels
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Description

Bas relief panels commemorating the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur by a Japanese submarine off Moreton Island during WWII. The panel is combined with a Royal Australian Navy carved tablet and depicts sailors, soldiers, medical staff and nurse who perished in the sinking. It also dedpicts the vessel itself.

There a two dedication plaques contributing the memorials to the memory of Fallen Comrades, by the Naval Association of Australia (Queensland Section), and the Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses.

Inscription

Refer to additonal images.

Conflicts

World War II

Memorial type

Plaque

Contributions

Matt Smith, QLD War Memorial Register

Photos

Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial - dedication panels
Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial Panels
Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial Panel - detail
Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial Panel

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