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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
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Actual Event End Date:14-May-1943
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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

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA, VWHI
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au