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A.H.S. Centaur Nurses : 14-March-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
A ship`s mast commemorate the nurses who were killed in action in the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship "Centaur" in May 1943 during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | St Kilda Road & Slater Street, Fawkner Towers , Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.838819 Long: 144.977411 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 14-May-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 14-May-1943 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1951 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA, VWHIShip`s mast donated by Huddard Parker Limited 1951
In memory of nurses lost in the Hospital Ship 'Centaur'
Torpedoed 14th May 1943
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
