Alan Stretton

Alan Stretton

Major General Alan Bishop Stretton AO CBE (born on 30 September 1922) is a former senior Australian Army officer.

He received the Australian of the Year award in 1975 for his work in the cleanup efforts at Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy.

He is a former Deputy Director of the Joint Intelligence Organization and member of the National Intelligence Committee.

In August 2004 he publicly criticised the Australian Government's policy of involvement with the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, in an open letter in which he stated:: "The alleged connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qa'ida is ludicrous." [http://buffaloreport.com/030208pattison.html]

In 1946 and 1947 he played 16 games of Australian rules football in the Victoran Football League with St Kilda.

List of Honours

*MBE, Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire "Military Division" 1955
*OBE, Officer of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire "Military Division" 1965
*CBE, Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire "Military Division" 1971
*AO, Officer of the Order of Australia "Military Division" 1975
*Centenary Medal, "for services to Darwin Post Cyclone Tracy" 2001


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