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The stained glass window commemorates those lost at sea when the 2/3 Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine (I-117) off the southern Queensland coast in May 1943 during World War Two.

268 lost their lives and 64 were rescued. Of the 12 nursing sisters on board, only Sister Ellen Savage survived. Private J J Walder later died of wounds and was subsequently added to the official list of casualties compiled by the Central Army Records Office, Melbourne.

Location

Address:Hospital Road , Concord Hospital, Concord, 2137
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.836973
Long: 151.092405
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Window
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:14-May-1943
Actual Event End Date:14-May-1943
Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Front Inscription

2/3 Australian Hospital Ship
CENTAUR
Friday 14th May 1943 0400 AM AHS Centaur
To The Memory Of Those Who Perished

1939               1945 

Source: NRWM
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