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The bust and plaque were erected in memory of Sister Nancy Harris and Sister Marie Eileen Craig, graduate nurses of the Royal North Shore Hospital who lost their lives in World War Two.

Sister Nancy Harris was one of the 21 nurses massacred on Banka Island by the Japanese during World War Two. Sister Marie Craig disappeared while on an evacuation flight from Biak to Townsville by way of Merauke in September 1945. 

 

 

Location

Address:Reserve Road, Royal North Shore Hospital, The Lincoln Hynes Memorial Chapel, St Leonards, 2065
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.820837
Long: 151.190304
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
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Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

             In Memory Of 

NANCY HARRIS 1913 - 1942 R.A.A.N.C.
                     &
MARIE EILEEN CRAIG 1914 - 1945 R.A.A.F.N.S.

     Graduate Nurses Of
The Royal North Shore Hospital
Who Gave Their Lives While Serving
   Their Country In World War II
     "Lest We Forget"

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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