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11-December-2017
11-December-2017

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Bas relief panels commemorate the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur by a Japanese submarine off Moreton Island during World War Two.

Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 May 1943. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed.

Location

Address:Ann Street, ANZAC Square, Shrine of Remembrance Crypt, Brisbane, 4000
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.466428
Long: 153.0265
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:14-May-1943
Actual Event End Date:14-May-1943
Link:http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P…

Dedication

Front Inscription

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them

Plaque :

Erected by the Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses

ANZAC Day 1989

Source: MA,SKP,QWMR
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