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The left hand window, Christ Leading The Way was erected as a tribute to HMAS Yarra and those who lost their lives when the ship was sunk on the 4th March 1942 during World War Two. The window depicts a seaman at the helm, with Christ at his shoulder pointing the way forward. 

HMAS Yarra (U77), named for the Yarra River, was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that served during World War Two. Commissioned in 1936, Yarra spent the early part of the war in Australian waters, then was transferred to the East Indies Station in 1940. The sloop operated in the Red Sea, then was involved in the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. After operating as part of the Tobruk Ferry Service in the Mediterranean during November, Yarra was reassigned to Southeast Asia in response to Japanese attacks. On 4 March 1942, Yarra was attacked and sunk by a force of Japanese cruisers and destroyers while attempting to protect ships withdrawing to Australia.

Location

Address:	Nelson Road , St Mark`s Chapel, HMAS Cerberus, 3920
State:	VIC
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -38.365678 Long: 145.190872 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Window
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	WW2
Designer:	David Taylor Kellock
Artist:	David Taylor Kellock

Dedication

Source: MA