Hospital Ship Torpedoed (1944)

Title reads: “Hospital Ship Torpedoed“. Melbourne, Australia. Various shots of Australian soldiers, survivors of the hospital ship Centaur which was torpedoed by Japanese submarines. 268 Lives were lost. M/S of chief pantryman (cook?) of the Centaur being greeted by his family. Various shots of survivors being interviewed (natural sound). Fred Chichi remembers bravery of nurses, Sister Savage (in hospital bed) says she kept up morale of soldiers by leading them in prayer and Tom Hegarty who condemns the Japanese action as cold-blooded. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount