Victims of hospital ship Centaur to be remembered at Last Post at Australian War Memorial in Canberra

By Ross Peake
Updated May 14 2016 - 12:23am, first published May 13 2016 - 11:45pm
Laurita brown of Kenmore casts a wreath in memory of her grandfather Pte Reg Carey who went down with the centaur. Photo: Hugh O'Brien
Laurita brown of Kenmore casts a wreath in memory of her grandfather Pte Reg Carey who went down with the centaur. Photo: Hugh O'Brien
Ted Leask of Canberra, son of the late Malcolm Leask. Pictured are the Leask brothers along with Malcolm's wife Orba. L-R is Harold, Alexander, Orba, Malcolm and Henry. Photo: Glen McCurtayne Photo: Glen McCurtayne
Ted Leask of Canberra, son of the late Malcolm Leask. Pictured are the Leask brothers along with Malcolm's wife Orba. L-R is Harold, Alexander, Orba, Malcolm and Henry. Photo: Glen McCurtayne Photo: Glen McCurtayne
Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, with red crosses and green lines on hull in Sydney, 1943, Photo: Australian War Memorial Photo: Australian War Memorial
Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, with red crosses and green lines on hull in Sydney, 1943, Photo: Australian War Memorial Photo: Australian War Memorial

The sinking of the [Australian hospital ship] Centaur, by a Japanese submarine, will be discussed in Australia long after nearly all other events of the Second World War have slipped from public knowledge.

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