The Fortier brothers, Driver Alan David Fortier (age 25) and Private Frederick Lewis Fortier (age 29) were both lost in the attack on the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur off Moreton Island on 14 May 1943, which claimed the lives of all but 64 of the 322 personnel aboard.
This street is dedicated to the memory of the Fortier brothers and all those lost in the Centaur tragedy, whose names are recorded on the Centaur Memorial, Wickham Point, Caloundra.
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