Daughter of Thomas Lamont and Gertrude Margaret Adams of East Malvern, Victoria, Australia, Margaret enlisted in the Australian Military Forces on 13 November 1941.
Captain Margaret Adams, Service Number VFX66028 of the Australian Army Nursing Service, was killed at sea, aged 29, while serving aboard the 2/3rd Australian Military Ship "Centaur"
At approximately 4.00am on Friday 14th May 1943, during a voyage northwards, the Centaur was off Brisbane, Queensland 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 of the 12 nurses on board.
Veteran Details
Name ADAMS, MARGARET LAMONT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VFX66028 (V15479)
Date of Birth 08 Dec 1913
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment 02 Jan 1941
Locality on Enlistment EAST MALVERN, VIC
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin ADAMS, G
Date of Death 14 May 1943
Rank Sister
Posting on Death AANS CENTAUR
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour MELBOURNE VIC
Honours None for display
Thanks to nettlyne for again supplying information re this memorial.
View Burwood Cemetery Cenotaph here
View Australian War Memorial Site here.
Captain Margaret Adams, Service Number VFX66028 of the Australian Army Nursing Service, was killed at sea, aged 29, while serving aboard the 2/3rd Australian Military Ship "Centaur"
At approximately 4.00am on Friday 14th May 1943, during a voyage northwards, the Centaur was off Brisbane, Queensland 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 of the 12 nurses on board.
Veteran Details
Name ADAMS, MARGARET LAMONT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VFX66028 (V15479)
Date of Birth 08 Dec 1913
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment 02 Jan 1941
Locality on Enlistment EAST MALVERN, VIC
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin ADAMS, G
Date of Death 14 May 1943
Rank Sister
Posting on Death AANS CENTAUR
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour MELBOURNE VIC
Honours None for display
Thanks to nettlyne for again supplying information re this memorial.
View Burwood Cemetery Cenotaph here
View Australian War Memorial Site here.
Daughter of Thomas Lamont and Gertrude Margaret Adams of East Malvern, Victoria, Australia, Margaret enlisted in the Australian Military Forces on 13 November 1941.
Captain Margaret Adams, Service Number VFX66028 of the Australian Army Nursing Service, was killed at sea, aged 29, while serving aboard the 2/3rd Australian Military Ship "Centaur"
At approximately 4.00am on Friday 14th May 1943, during a voyage northwards, the Centaur was off Brisbane, Queensland 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 of the 12 nurses on board.
Veteran Details
Name ADAMS, MARGARET LAMONT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VFX66028 (V15479)
Date of Birth 08 Dec 1913
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment 02 Jan 1941
Locality on Enlistment EAST MALVERN, VIC
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin ADAMS, G
Date of Death 14 May 1943
Rank Sister
Posting on Death AANS CENTAUR
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour MELBOURNE VIC
Honours None for display
Thanks to nettlyne for again supplying information re this memorial.
View Burwood Cemetery Cenotaph here
View Australian War Memorial Site here.
Captain Margaret Adams, Service Number VFX66028 of the Australian Army Nursing Service, was killed at sea, aged 29, while serving aboard the 2/3rd Australian Military Ship "Centaur"
At approximately 4.00am on Friday 14th May 1943, during a voyage northwards, the Centaur was off Brisbane, Queensland 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 of the 12 nurses on board.
Veteran Details
Name ADAMS, MARGARET LAMONT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VFX66028 (V15479)
Date of Birth 08 Dec 1913
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment 02 Jan 1941
Locality on Enlistment EAST MALVERN, VIC
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin ADAMS, G
Date of Death 14 May 1943
Rank Sister
Posting on Death AANS CENTAUR
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour MELBOURNE VIC
Honours None for display
Thanks to nettlyne for again supplying information re this memorial.
View Burwood Cemetery Cenotaph here
View Australian War Memorial Site here.
Gravesite Details
Victim of sinking of Hospital Ship "Centaur"
