Alan Bishop Stretton | |
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| Born | 30 September 1922 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 26 October 2012 (aged 90) Batemans Bay, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1978 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1961–63) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam) Bronze Star Medal (United States) |
| Alan Stretton | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Position(s) | fullback & ruck | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946-1947 | St Kilda (VFL) | 16 (10) | |
| 1948 | Brighton (VFA) | (unknown) | |
| 1955-57 | Sorrento (MPFL) | 26 (unknown) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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1948 Premiers (Brighton) | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Major General Alan Bishop Stretton, AO, CBE (30 September 1922 – 26 October 2012) was a senior Australian Army officer. He came to public prominence through his work in charge of cleanup efforts at Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day 1974.[1] As head of the National Disasters Organisation he managed the evacuation of 35,000 people in six days, including loading a jumbo jet with 673 passengers,[2] mostly children, then a record for the most people aloft in the one aircraft.
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