Virtual War Memorial | Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial, Coolangatta,

Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial

Location	Point Danger, Boundary Street, Coolangatta, Gold Coast - Queensland, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Memorial fountain
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	14 May 1993
Inscription	MAY 14 1943 A.H.S.• CENTAUR• BUILT GREENOCK • 1924 BATTLE FOR NEW GUINEA WAU BITOI RIVER BOBDUBI RIDGE MUBI WAIPALI GUADAGASAL THE PIMPLE PORT MORESBY CENTAUR WAS BUILT FOR THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP COY. (BLUE FUNNEL LINE, LIVERPOOL U.K). IN EARLY 1943 CENTAUR WAS CONVERTED TO A HOSPITAL SHIP. ON HER SECOND VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY TO NEW GUINEA. SHE WAS TORPEDOED BY THE JAPANESE SUBMARINE NO 1-177 AT 4.10AM OF MAY 14TH. 1943 OFF STRADBROKE ISLAND. CENTAUR SANK IN LESS THAN THREE MINUTES. OF THE 332 PERSONS ON BOARD ONLY 64 SURVIVED AFTER CLINGING TO RAFTS AND DEBRIS FOR 34 HOURS. THEY WERE RESCUED BY THE DESTROYER USS MUGFORD.
Condition	Good

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MOSS, Leslie

Service number NX72046
Lance Sergeant
2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 4 Oct 1917

Service number SX15374
Private
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 13 Nov 1921

Service number NX48127
Private
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 31 Jan 1922

Service number N54910
Private
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 6 Jun 1917

Service number NX27346
Private
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 20 Jun 1910

Service number NFX12...
Sister
2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 22 Sep 1907

Service number SX16401
Private
2nd/12th Field Ambulance
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 9 Nov 1913

Service number VFX39205
Major
Born 11 May 1904

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