Our normal meeting was transferred to the AHS 47 "CENTAUR" Memorial Even
at the RSL's Bob Mcinnes Memorial Garden
Thanks for the photos Roger
ORDER OF CEREMONY
Piper Peter Keddie
Welcome to Guests
James Condon Commissioner (rtd.) Salvation Army Past President and member of
Rotary Club of Caloundra
Minutes Silence Passing of Brian Costigan
Padre Josh RSL Chaplain
Guest Speaker
George Hatchman, Historian, No 23 Squadron
Association &Chaplain, Robert Heathwood - No 23 Squadron Association
Hymn
The Lord is my Shepherd.
Placing of Wreaths
Piper - Peter Keddie plays Lament
The Ode
RSL President lan Harrison
Last Post Brendan Hucknall
Piper Peter Keddie
Welcome to Guests
James Condon Commissioner (rtd.) Salvation Army Past President and member of
Rotary Club of Caloundra
Minutes Silence Passing of Brian Costigan
Padre Josh RSL Chaplain
Guest Speaker
George Hatchman, Historian, No 23 Squadron
Association &Chaplain, Robert Heathwood - No 23 Squadron Association
Hymn
The Lord is my Shepherd.
Placing of Wreaths
Piper - Peter Keddie plays Lament
The Ode
RSL President lan Harrison
Last Post Brendan Hucknall
Minute of Silence Remember the Fallen
Rouse Brendan Hucknall
Flags Raised to Full Mast National Anthem
Closing Piper - Peter Keddie
Rouse Brendan Hucknall
Flags Raised to Full Mast National Anthem
Closing Piper - Peter Keddie
WREATH LAYERS
Erica Costigan supported by son Michael laying wreath on behalf of Costigan family.
Keith Clegg - 2/3 AHS Centaur Association Wreath
Paul Clegg - Honouring Grandfather, Percy Lewis Clegg, AHS Centaur SMS
John Clegg - Honouring Grandfather, Percy Lewis Clegg, AHS Centaur SMS
Barry McCosker - honouring (Dad) Vince McCosker* AHS Centaur SMS, (Mum) Dot and (Uncle) Eric Taylor
Clive Burrows - Engineer (rtd.), Blue Funnel Line Honouring those who served. (Operators of the AHS Centaur in the UK)
Max Chapman - Honouring father Pte E. A. Chapman 2/12F/A
Allan Adams - Honouring Uncle, Private Alan Thomas Adams, Australian Army Service Corps, att'd 2/12th Field Ambulance
Frank Wratten - on behalf of Naval Association of Australia
Sunshine Coast Sub Section, in memory of Dick Allchin who ran walkways memorial plaque program.
Jerry Jurczak - Caloundra Coast Guard QF4, Coast Guard will lay a wreath at cenotaph and on the water - photo of water placement to be added to program if achieved prior to event.
Garry Hills, President QAM representing RAAF disbanded No. 71 SQN.
Darren Cripps - Caloundra State High School and students.
Dr. Amber- Lee Donahoo and students, Corbin Easton, Drew Johnson, Aidan Erasmus, Charlotte Wilson, Scarlotte McGoven representing Caloundra Christian College.
Schools Captains - On behalf of Unity College, Caloundra.
lan Harrison President RSL - on behalf of the RSL Caloundra Subbranch.
lan Harrison President RSL - on behalf of the RSL Caloundra Subbranch.
Jim Lombard - President Rotary Club of Caloundra
LNP Candidate for Caloundra Kendall Morton on behalf of Andrew Wallace MP, Federal Member for Fisher
Terry Landsberg - Div. 2 Councillor Sunshine Coast Council
Sister Savage &Vince McCosker*
Australian Army Nursing Service; NFX76584
Sister Ellen Savage, GM, AANS. Sister Ellen Savage was the only nurse to survive the sinking of the hospital ship Centaur when it was torpedoed by the Japanese off Stradbroke Island. Although badly hurt,
Savage concealed her injuries and helped the other survivors. When morale flagged as
sharks circled, and ships and planes passed
by without seeing the survivors' raft, Savage
organised a sing-along.
Seaman Martin Pash recalled that Centaur "just went straight
down. There was no noise or anything - a lot of people calling out, the nurses and all & the deck boy brought Sister Savage on. She had a fractured jaw. You wouldn't think there was anything wrong
with her, and she suffered very badly. She had broken ribs and [was] bruised and one of the fellas gave her his overcoat to put over her."
Sister Savage was awarded the George Medal for her courage during this ordeal.