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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur Memorial Panel

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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
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