Sister Margaret de MestrePrint Page 
The plaque commemorates Sister Margaret de Mestre of the Australian Army Nursing Service who was killed when the Australian Hospital Ship Manunda was bombed during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on the 19th February 1942.
Location
| Address: | Pine Avenue, The Coast Chapel, Prince Henry Hospital Conservation Area, Little Bay, 2036 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.980426 Long: 151.249923 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 19-February-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 19-February-1942 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 19th February, 1995 |
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To honour the memory of NFX70211 Sister Margaret de Mestre
Australian Army Nursing Service
Killed when Australian Hospital Ship "Manunda" was bombed during the first Japanese Air Raid on Darwin N.T.
19th February 1942.
Lest We Forget
Unveiled on 19th February 1995 by Mr G.E. "Rusty" Priest State President Returned and Services League of Australia (N.S.W. Branch)
Plaque presented to "The Coast Chapel"
A National Memorial to Australian War Nurses at the Prince Henry Hospital , Little Bay N.S.W. by 2nd Ist Australian Hospital Ship "Manunda" Association
