Image Gallery: September 2010
25 September 2010
Australian Hospital Ship Centaur - Remembrance Service
Australian Defence personnel who served on Australian Hospital Ship Centaur have been honoured during a touching At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance off the south east Queensland coast.
Over 320 relatives of those who perished aboard AHS Centaur, survivor Mr Martin Pash, and military and political dignitaries attended the service held on HMAS Manoora.
Family members had the opportunity to scatter ashes and lay wreaths into the Coral Sea, directly two kilometres above the final resting place of the ill fated ship.
AHS Centaur was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on 14 May 1943. Of the 332 people on board, including merchant seamen, hospital staff and army nurses, only 64 survived.
The shipwreck of AHS Centaur, discovered on 20 December 2009, is under protection of the Historic Shipwrecks Act.
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(L-R) Peter and Meredith Wenham share stories with Chaplain Burt Johns about Meredith's Uncle, Bryan Trigg, who was killed while serving on Australian Hospital Ship Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Leading Seaman Troy Winter rings the HMAS Manoora bell 268 times during a Remembrance Service in honour of those who perished aboard Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur and its crew are remembered during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance onboard HMAS Manoora.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur and its crew are remembered during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance onboard HMAS Manoora.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Major General Craig Williams, representing Chief of Army, reads the Prayer for the Defence Force during an At-Sea Service in honour of those who perished aboard Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur and its crew are remembered during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance onboard HMAS Manoora.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Ashes are scattered over the location of the wrecked Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur in the Coral Sea during an At-Sea Service.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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A wreath is thrown into the Coral Sea over the location of the wrecked Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Relatives of those who perished aboard Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur console each other during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Commanding Officer HMAS Manoora, Captain Steve Dryden, and Officer Commanding Ships Army Detachment, Major Scott Lymbery, throw a wreath over the location of the wreck of Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur, during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Martin Pash, one of the 64 survivors of the Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur sinking, displays his medals on his old Merchant Navy Jacket.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Rear Admiral Trevor Jones, representing Chief of Navy, addresses the relatives of those aboard Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur during an At-Sea Service.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Gap Year Student, Seaman Leah Elliott, reflects on the tragedy of Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur sinking during an At-Sea Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Mick Claydon remembers his brother Jack during an At-Sea Service for the sinking of Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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The Last Post is played by Andy Aitchison during an At-Sea Service for the sinking of Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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Sailors aboard HMAS Manoora salute during the At-Sea Service of the sinking of Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur.
(Date taken: 24 September 2010)
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