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A.H.S. Centaur Nurses : 14-March-2012
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
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.838819
Long: 144.977411
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
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
Front Inscription

Ship`s mast donated by Huddard Parker Limited 1951

In memory of nurses lost in the Hospital Ship 'Centaur' 

Torpedoed 14th May 1943

Source: MA, VWHI
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