Murray George (Grandpa) CRAIB

CRAIB, Murray George

Service Number: 5411528
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
17 Jun 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5411528, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography 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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