South Townsville Centaur Memorial
Maritime Museum of Townsville, Palmer Street
South Townsville QLD 4810
This grey stone memorial commemorates those who died when the AHS Centaur was torpedoed on 14 May 1943 off the north-eastern tip of Moreton Island, south-east Queensland.
- Inscription
MEMORIAL
TO THOSE WHO PERISHED WHEN THE
HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR
WAS TORPEDOED ON 14TH. MAY 1943
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAT THIS.
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS."
JOHN 15:13.
- Conflicts commemorated
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Stone/cairn/plinth
- Additional information
Presented by Townsville City Council and dedicated 14 May 1993.
In January 2010 a commemorative plaque was plaid on the deck of the AHS Centaur, following the discovery of the wreck site. The plaque was dedicated to the 268 individuals who perished as a result of the tragedy.
- Recorded by
- Shirley and Trevor McIvor/Vivienne Moran, Curator, Maritime Museum of Townsville
- Date recorded
- 24 March 2009
Nearby memorials
- 11th Aust Infantry Bde (AIF) Porton Memorial
- 2/2 Battalion Association Memorial
- 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour
- 31st Infantry Battalion Memorial
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment Memorial
- 4th Field Regiment RAA Memorial
- Anzac Way War Memorial
- Australian Air Crews Memorial
- Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial
- City Administration Honour Board