CRAIB, Murray George
| Service Number: | 5411528 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia, 24 October 1942 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Stroke, 24 November 2021, aged 79 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Vietnam War Service
| 14 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5411528, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam | |
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| 17 Jun 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5411528, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Murray ‘Grandpa’ Craib died on Wednesday 24 November 2021, he had endured several strokes over the last 12 months. On Saturday 20 November he suffered a major stroke.
Grandpa enlisted in May 1965, attended 1 Recruit Training Battalion (1 RTB), Infantry Centre (IF) and then IF (Reinforcement Wing. He deployed to 1 ARU for 4 days in June 1966, and then joined 1 Section 7 Platoon C Company, as a rifleman, for the balance of the Battalion’s first tour. Murray transferred to 8 RAR, which included over 20 months service in Singapore/Malaya. He also served with 10 Task Force, 1 RTB and 16 Bn RWAR before discharging in May 1969. - Gary Townsend
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