CRAIG, Marie Eileen
| Service Number: | 501399 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sister (Nursing Service) |
| Last Unit: | 2 Medical Air Evacuation and Transport Unit |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row B. Collective Grave 1-25. |
| Memorials: | Australian Military Nurses Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Memorial Rose Garden, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens Nurses Plaques, St Leonards Lincoln Hynes Memorial Chapel Nurses HARRIS & CRAIG Memorial Plaque |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Sister Marie Eileen Craig 501399 RAAF Nursing Service of Number 2 Medical Air Evacuation Unit was killed in the loss of 38SQN RAAF Dakota A65-61 near Merauke, Dutch NG - the aircraft was returning 18 former POWs to Australia with all on board killed in the crash.
Crew: SAWERY, Allan George (Flight Sergeant) 6188 / WILES, Keith Robert (Flight Sergeant) 27141 / BLACKMORE, Francis Leonard Henry (Sergeant) 47042 / DUNDERDALE, William Royce (Leading Aircraftsman) 170241 / WILKINSON, Eric (Warrant Officer) 405949 / HUNTER, Arthur Jack (Warrant Officer) 411069 / CAMPBELL, Allan (Warrant Officer) 412376 / HUGHES, Albert Clifford (Warrant Officer) 414566 / STIBBARD, Noel Royce (Flying Officer) 421110
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mentioned in Despatches
Daughter of Alexander and Jessie Craig, of Drummoyne, New South Wales.
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"WHAT IS LOVELY NEVER DIES BUT PASSES INTO OTHER LOVELINESS"
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