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Jack Basil Craig

  • Service number
    • WWI 2038 AWMM
    • E264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - National Archives of Australia
    • 264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Also known as
    • Jack Basil Criag AWMM
    • John Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Air Force Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - National Archives of Australia
  • Last rank
  • War
Jack Craig was a Dispatch Rider as well as a stretcher bearer on Gallipoli as part of his service in the 2nd and 14th Field Ambulance.

Jack Basil Craig as a Dispatch Rider on an Indian Motor Cycle WWI

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jack Basil AWMM
  • Surname
    Craig AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Jack Basil Criag AWMM
    • John Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Service number
    • WWI 2038 AWMM
    • E264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - National Archives of Australia
    • 264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    22/08/1895 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - The All-Australian Memorial (Victorian Edition)
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin, NZ Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - The All-Australian Memorial (Victorian Edition)
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 21 September 1914 AWMM 314 Canning Street, Carlton, Victoria AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 J Craig, 314 Canning Street, Carlton, Victoria AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 September 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Air Force Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - National Archives of Australia
  • Service number
    • WWI 2038 AWMM
    • E264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - National Archives of Australia
    • 264418 Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 21 September 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 19 AWMM
    Traveller/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    MelbourneVictoria Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Name incorrectly spelt as Criag in the AIF Project record. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

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  • 25/4/2015 If my grandfather had not survived the landing at Gallipoli 100 years ago today, I would not be here to help tell his story. John, aka Jack, Craig was my “father” for a time, and that, I think, is why I survived the trauma of my parent’s separation. He was a peace-loving man, an environmentalist and early nutritionist, a home gardener and inventor, and he cared for others, especially the “battlers” and new arrivals who sought a future in Australia, as he had. Jack Craig stayed as a stretcher bearer until the Evacuation of Gallipoli with the 2nd and 14th Field Ambulance through Europe, and enlisted in the air force in WWII. This tribute is dedicated to the 15 direct descendants of this wonderful man, and his wider family, and to all who choose peace over conflict, just as he did. More about Jack is still to be written... Michael Craig Scott Grandson
    Public - Michael Craig Scott - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 November 2018Michael Craig ScottQueensland, AustraliaDirect descendant
21 November 2018Michael Craig ScottBrisbane, AustraliaOther Relative

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