Alan Starkey
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Alan George Starkey (1901 - 1942)

Sergeant Alan George Starkey
Born in Waterloo, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Husband of [private wife (1920s - unknown)]
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Died at age 41 in South China Seamap
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Rank: Sergeant; Unit: 1st Independent Company
Recipient of The 1939-55 Star,
The Pacific Star and The Australian War Medal??

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Biography

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Sergeant Alan Starkey was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
Roll of Honor
Sergeant Alan Starkey died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
Alan Starkey is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Alan George Starkey was born 1 July 1901 at Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [1] and was baptised by on 10 January 1908 when aged 6 years old, in the Holy Trinity Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [2], the son of William Alexander George Starkey and Theodosia Isabel (Dosie) Duffell and was the brother of Grace Ellen (Starkey) O'Neall, Ida Mary Starkey, William Abner Starkey, James Alexander Starkey, Roland J Starkey, Alma Isabel (Starkey) Morton, Doris Starkey, Gladys May (Starkey) Dyer and Marjorie Eileen (Starkey) Lawler.

He married Lilian Gladys May Joyce on 5 August 1924 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia [3]. They had at least one daughter.

Residence: In the Electoral Roll of 1930 Alan was aged 29yrs and living at Narrabeen, Warringah, New South Wales, Australia "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" STARKEY Alan George, motor driver & Lillian Gladys, Home Duties - Griffin Rd, North Curl Curl, Narrabeen, Warringah, New South Wales, Australia

Military Service

Sergeant Alan George Starkey, Service Number NX59082, enlisted to serve in World War Two on 12 July 1940 at the Paddington Recruiting Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was serving as part of the 1st Independent Company Kavieng when he was captured. He was killed when the ship he was aboard was torpedoed while being transferred to a Prisoner of War camp in Japan [4][5].

Death

Alan died before dawn 1 July 1942, off Luzon in Northern Philippines in South China Sea, on his 41st birthday, when the Japanese Prison Ship "SS Montevideo Maru" was torpedoed and sunk by a United States submarine while en route to Japan to be interred in a prison camp. His remains were never found ??

He is remembered on a Memorial Plaque at the Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea[6] [7].
Australian Capital Territory Memorial:
Service Details
Branch of Service: Army Conflict: World War II
Date of Enlistment: 12/07/1940 Place of Enlistment: Paddington NSW
Personal Details
Gender: Male Date of Birth: 01/07/1901 Place of Birth: Canberra ACT
Address: (at enlistment) Brookvale NSW
Next of Kin: Son of William A. G. and Theodosia Isobel Starkey, of Brookvale NSW;
husband of Gladys Lillian Starkey.
Unit and Rank Details
Service Number NX59082 Final Rank Sergeant Final Unit 1 Independent Company AIF Fate Died 1 July 1942 aged 41 years at sea (South West Pacific area on AWM Roll of Honour database).
Commemoration
AWM Roll of Honour, Canberra ACT: Panel 71. Rabaul Memorial: Panel 11.

Memorials

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: STARKEY ALAN G Registration number 27540/1901 Father's Given name(s) WILLIAM A G Mother's Given name(s) THEODESIA I District WATERLOO
  2. ↑ "Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011" Baptism 10 Jan 1908 aged 6yrs at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Name: Alan George Starkey Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 1 Jul 1901 Baptism Date: 10 Jan 1908 Baptism Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: Holy Trinity Father: Wm Alexr. Starkey Mother: Theodosia Isabel Starkey
  3. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number 12423/1924 Groom's Family Name STARKEY Groom's Given Name(s) ALAN G Bride's Family Name(s) JOYCE Bride's Given Name(s) LILIAN G District MANLY
  4. ↑ Military Service: WW2 Australian Army Service Record - National Archives of Australia - STARKEY ALAN GEORGE: Service Number - NX59082: Date of birth - 01 Jul 1901: Place of birth - CANBERRA ACT: Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW: Next of Kin - STARKEY THEODORIA https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4616592
  5. ↑ Virtual War Memorial: STARKEY, Alan George: Service Number: NX59082 Last Rank: Sergeant Died: Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, age not yet discovered Memorials: Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial
  6. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
  7. ↑ Memorial Plaque: Find a Grave: Sergeant Alan George Starkey: BIRTH: 1 July 1901 DEATH: 1 Jul 1942 BURIAL: Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea PLOT: Panel 11. Find A Grave: Memorial #23808712
    Gravesite Comments: Sergeant Alan George Starkey Service No: NX59082 Age: 41 Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 1 Indep. Coy. Son of William A. G. and Theodosia Isobel Starkey, of Brookvale, New South Wales; husband of Gladys Lillian Starkey




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