Following a 35-year career as a primary school teacher, Mr Clancy, from Wollongong, had decided to treat himself with a dream three-week trip to Europe with his wife, Carol. After a life devoted to the education and wellbeing of others, they had also decided to travel in style. The couple saved for years so they could sit in first-class seats.
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Mr Clancy was former deputy principal at Albion Park Public School, south of Wollongong.
Mrs Clancy’s daughter Jane Malcolm told the Illawarra Mercury the Kanahooka couple, aged 57 and 64, had gone on a three-week trip to Europe to celebrate Mr Clancy’s retirement.
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Elaine Teoh and Emiel Mahler, of Victoria
Former University of Melbourne student Elaine Teoh and her boyfriend Emiel Mahler were both passengers on the MH17.
Ms Teoh, originally from Penang in Malaysia, and Mr Mahler, a Dutch national, were both 27. They lived in Melbourne where they worked in the finance sector.
Ms Teoh graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Commerce in 2008.
Nick Norris, of Western Australia
Mo, 12, Evie, 10 and Otis Maslin, 8, of Western Australia
Mr Norris was on holidays with his three grandchildren, Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin.
Mr Norris was the managing director of a Perth-based change management consultancy company. It is believed he often travelled to the United Kingdom for work. He was also a member of the South Perth Yacht Club.
Mr Norris's wife Lindy Norris, who wasn't on the flight, is a staff member at Murdoch University and Mr Norris had worked there in the past.
Albert and Maree Rizk, of Victoria
Mrs Rizk and her husband Albert lived in Sunbury for more than 20 years. They were returning from a month-long Europe holiday. Mr Rizk was the director of real estate agency Raine and Horne.
The couple have two children - James and Vanessa. They were involved with a number of local sporting clubs. James played football for Sunbury in the Ballarat league, however he chose not play against Redan on Saturday afternoon, instead spending time with his older sister Vanessa in light of the tragedy.
Mr Rizk had been a committee man for Sunbury FC for the past four years, while Marie was a helper in the canteen. Both teams in Saturday's match at Ballarat City Oval between Sunbury and Redan observed a minutes' silence for the couple.
Sister Philomene Tiernan, from NSW
A Catholic nun and teacher at eastern Sydney Catholic school Kincoppal-Rose Bay and was making her way home after a sabbatical in France.
Roger and Jill Guard, of Queensland
Had two children. Roger was the Director of the Pathology Unit adn Toowoomba Base Hospital. Jill was a general practitioner. They were on their way home from Europe.
Liliane Derden, of Canberra
Aged 50. Mother of two who works for the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Helena Sidelik, of Queensland
In her 50s. Originally from Adelaide. Moved to Burleigh Heads four years ago. Was in Amsterdam for a friend's wedding and three-week holiday.
Victor Oreshkin, of Sydney
Believed to be in his 30s, had been on a five-week holiday in Europe
Frankie and Liam Davison, of Victoria
Toorak College literature teacher, Frankie Davison, 54, and her award-winning novelist husband Liam. The couple had a son, Sam, and daughter, Milly. Mrs Davison, 54, was a literature, English and humanities teacher. She had been at Toorak College for 28 years.
Mr Davison was awarded the National Book Council's Banjo Award for Fiction in 1993 and was shortlisted for several other awards including The Age Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award.
Mrs Davison had been with the school for 28 years. She had an "enduring commitment" to social justice issues and engaged young people to support disadvantaged communities, including in Sri Lanka.
Emma Bell, of the Northern Territory
Ms Bell had been teaching at the school at Maningrida, a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. She graduated from Lithgow High School in central-western NSW.
It is understood she was on an overseas holiday and only last month posted on Facebook a photograph of herself and a friend in Guatemala.
Gerry and Mary Menke, of Victoria
Both prominent business owners in the East Gippsland town of Mallacoota.
Mrs Menke and a daughter operated a hairdressing and beauty salon and Mr Menke was an abalone pioneer through his company, MAPA Pearls. He was also director of the Abalone Fisherman's Co-operative.
Mr Menke was thought to be the first in Victoria to establish his Mallacoota abalone pearl business in the late 1990s, having spent 30 years diving in waters off Mallacoota.
MAPA Pearls was acknowledged by the East Gippsland Business Awards last year, winning a judge's special award.
Fairfax Media understands the couple had gone on an overseas trip to celebrate a milestone birthday.
Susan and Howard Horder, of Queensland
Queensland couple Howard and Susan Horder who were enjoying retirement by travelling the world.
The couple had three adult sons. Mr Horder had retired from the insurance industry.
The couple, both 63, had just completed their latest adventure – a four-week trip visiting their son David in London and then taking in an Andre Rieu concert in the Netherlands.
Marco Grippeling, of Victoria
Aged 48, Mr Grippeling was originally from the Netherlands. He and his wife Angela had been visiting friends and family in the Netherlands. She flew home on an earlier flight.
Mr Grippeling worked in the IT sector for nearly 20 years, where he specialised in cyber security and identifying state sponsored and organised crime threats, most recently for mining giant Rio Tinto.
Jack O'Brien, 25, of Sydney.
Mr O'Brien worked at Fitness First in Carlingford. He was flying back home after enjoying a seven-week trip in Europe, his family said.
Edel Mahady, of Western Australia
Mrs Mahady was a Perth school administrator. A married mother of two, she was on her way back to Perth after spending a fortnight visiting her elderly mother in Dublin.
It's understood her husband and two children, who are in their 20s, had not travelled to Ireland.
Arjen and Yvonne Ryder
Mr Ryder was one of WA's top researchers in the Department of Agriculture and Food. The couple lived in Albany and it's understood they were returning home after a trip to the Netherlands where Mr Ryder had family.
Shaliza Zain Dewa, Johannes van den Hende and children Piers, Marnix and Margaux, of Victoria
Malaysian-born woman Shaliza Zain Dewa, 45, and her Dutch-born husband Johannes van den Hende had been on holiday in Amsterdam with their children Piers, Marnix and Margaux, aged 15, 12 and 8.
The family lived in Eynesbury, about 34 kilometres west of Hoppers Crossing.
A family friend said they had moved to Melbourne about seven years ago from Kuala Lumpur and lived in Caroline Springs before moving to Eynesbury about three years ago.
Itamar Avnon, of Windsor
Dutch national Itamar Avnon who was living in Windsor has been confirmed among the dead.
The 27-year-old had been visiting family in Amsterdam after attending a wedding in Israel.
The former paratrooper was returning to Melbourne to resume his business studies at Swinburne University.
Gary and Mona Lee, of Victoria
A Glen Iris couple who were important members of Melbourne’s Chinatown business community were also on the flight. Gary (Why Keong) Lee and Mona Lee (nee Yeoh) had been on a six-week cruise and European holiday. The couple migrated to Australia in the mid ’70s and have two daughters who live in Melbourne. Mr Lee retired two years ago.
Wayne and Theresa Baker, of Queensland
The couple, aged 55 and 53 respectively, lived in Darwin but used Mrs Baker’s parents’ home in Buddina on the Sunshine Coast as a base. They were parents to two sons, aged in their 20s.