| Accession Number | P03914.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of NX53019 Corporal (Cpl) Hilton Stuart Collins, 2/12 Field Ambulance. Cpl Hilton of ...
Description
Portrait of NX53019 Corporal (Cpl) Hilton Stuart Collins, 2/12 Field Ambulance. Cpl Hilton of Wellington, NSW, enlisted on 5 July 1940 and was killed at sea on board the Hospital Ship Centaur on 14 May 1943. MV Centaur was made available by the Ministry of War Transport for conversion to a hospital ship in January 1943, for use in the New Guinea area. At approximately 4 am on Friday 14 May 1943, during a voyage northwards, Centaur was off Brisbane at Point Lookout, on Stradbroke Island, when she was struck without warning by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine. She sank quickly with a loss of 268 lives.