Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Plaque - Metal plaque, Plaque from sundial pedestal - memorial to Eileen Rutherford, [ca.1953]
... Plaque from sundial pedestal - memorial to Eileen...Eileen Rutherford... Eileen Rutherford in 1953. Eileen, a graduate of 1935, died...To the memory of Sister Eileen Rutherford who lost her life... Eileen Rutherford in 1953. Eileen, a graduate of 1935, died ...
Donated by family and friends in memory of Alfred nurse Eileen Rutherford in 1953. Eileen, a graduate of 1935, died on the Hospital Ship Centaur, bombed by the Japanese in May 1943.
The sundial was demolished, along with the Main Nurses' Home in 1996. The dial and commemorative plaque were salvaged by the Archive.Of significance to the AHNL as the sundial, originally placed in the garden in front of the Main Nurses' Home was to remind the nurses of the future of the sacrifices of nurses during war.rectangular metal plaque with inscriptionTo the memory of Sister Eileen Rutherford who lost her life in the Hospital Ship "Centaur" May 14th, 1943. "She gave her all" Erected by her relatives and friends sundial, memorial, eileen rutherford, hospital ship centaur