Alexander Edward STRIPE

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STRIPE, Alexander Edward

Service Number:	20056
Enlisted:	4 June 1934, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	London, England, 7 September 1915
Home Town:	Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Goodwood Technical School
Occupation:	Crane Operator
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" At Sea
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea

Non Warlike Service

4 Jun 1934:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 20056, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Melbourne, Victoria

World War 2 Service

4 Jun 1934:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20056
20 Nov 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20056, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Charles Stripe, and of Charlotte Rosetta Stripe, of Brighton, South Australia.

A.B. Alexander Stripe, of Esplanade, Brighton, had been in the navy for eight years. He was formerly in the Hobart. He took part in stirring actions in the Mediterranean and was mentioned in despatches. Transferred to the Sydney recently he was operator of the crane hoisting aircraft on to the cruiser. His work had won much praise. relatives said today. Born in Bristol, A.B. Stripe attended school in South Australia and was at Goodwood Technical School for a time. He played football in the Sturt district and won many tennis trophies. He had expected to be home on leave at Christmas.

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