| Accession Number | P04320.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of SFX11679 Lieutenant Sister (Sr) Mary Hamilton McFarlane, Australian Army ...
Description
Studio portrait of SFX11679 Lieutenant Sister (Sr) Mary Hamilton McFarlane, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), of Adelaide, SA. Sr McFarlane enlisted on 4 February 1941, and was killed at sea, aged 28, whilst serving aboard the 2/3rd Australian Military Hospital Ship Centaur. At approximately 4 am on Friday 14 May 1943, during a voyage northwards, the Centaur was off Brisbane at Point Lookout, on Stradbroke Island, when she was struck without warning by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine. A total of 286 lives were lost, including 11 out of the 12 nurses on board.