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PETCHELL, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 4884, W88752 |
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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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Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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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 | |
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29 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W88752 |
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