William Henry PETCHELL

PETCHELL, William Henry

Service Numbers: 4884, W88752
Enlisted: 13 December 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Wallup, Vic., 30 September 1894
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Policeman
Died: Thornlie, Perth, WA, 27 October 1976, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
Crematorium B Garden 1 0117
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World War 1 Service

13 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
1 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle

World War 2 Service

29 May 1943: Involvement Private, W88752, 10th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
29 May 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W88752

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