{"id":1555,"date":"2022-01-31T05:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=1555"},"modified":"2022-08-31T18:51:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T08:51:23","slug":"80th-anniversary-commemorative-service-brisbane-event","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/index.php\/events\/80th-anniversary-commemorative-service-brisbane-event\/","title":{"rendered":"80th Anniversary Commemorative Service &#8211; <font color=\"ff0000\">CANCELLED<\/font>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>80th Anniversary Commemorative Service &#8211; SS Vyner Brooke &amp; Banka Island Massacre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In February 1942, SS Vyner Brooke sank while escaping from Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>65 Australian Army Nursing Service nurses were on board. 12 drowned at sea, 21 were killed on Banka Island, 8 died as POWs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/collection\/E84734\">https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/collection\/E84734<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3pm, Sunday 6 November 2022 at St John\u2019s Anglican Cathedral, Ann Street, Brisbane, Qld.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Australian College of Nursing, St John\u2019s Anglican Cathedral Brisbane, Defense Service Nurses RSL, Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses.<\/p>\n<p>Dress: full military dress, medals, nursing uniforms and academic dress may be worn.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Professor Linda Shields, <a href=\"mailto:l.e.shields@uq.edu.au.edu.au\">l.e.shields@uq.edu.au.edu.au<\/a>, 0447477094<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1558\" src=\"http:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1147\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-846x625.jpg 846w, https:\/\/australiannursesmemorialcentre.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nurses-group-photo-600x443.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1147px) 100vw, 1147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>80th Anniversary Commemorative Service &#8211; 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