Margery BrenchleyPrint Page 
The cross commemorates the life and work of Margery Brenchley who was the Mission Sister at Sangara, in New Guinea, She was beheaded by the invading Japanese forces in August 1942 during World War Two, and it is believed her body was dumped into the sea.
Location
| Address: | 141 Brookes Street, Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley, 4006 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.453613 Long: 153.037878 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Cross |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | August-1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | August-1942 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1950 |
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Plaque :
This cross is an offering from the Japanese Anglican Church to Holy Trinity, Valley.
On it the Bishop of South Tokyo - the Right Reverend L. S. Maekawa, has expressed the thoughts of the Nippon Sei Kokwai (the Holy Catholic Church in Japan) concerning the martyrdom of Australian missionaries at the hands of Japanese soldiers :
With regard to God - Repentance.
With regard to man - Reconciliation.
The cross was brought from Japan by the Reverend Frank Coaldrake in 1950 and was placed in this Church as an offering to commemorate the life and work of Margery Brenchley.
