Arthur Retell Explained

Arthur Retell
Fullname:Arthur Retell
Birth Date:22 January 1906
Birth Place:Albany, Western Australia
Death Place:Myaree, Western Australia
Originalteam:South Fremantle
Height:183 cm
Weight:88 kg
Statsend:1935
Years1:1929–1933
Club1:South Fremantle
Games Goals1:44 (28)
Years2:1935
Games Goals2:8 (8)

Arthur "Snowy" Retell (22 January 1906 – 13 June 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Paulus Retel (1873-1918),[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and Susan Ellen Retell (1866-1940), née Rickard,[7] [8] Arthur Retell was born at Albany, Western Australia on 22 January 1906. His father served as a private in the First AIF during World War I and died aboard the on 3 August 1918.

He married Murielle Louisa Webb (1908-) on 11 June 1927. He married for a second time in 1942 to Millicent Jessie Andrew (1910-1993).

Football

South Fremantle (WAFL)

He played for the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.[9] from 1929 to 1933. He represented Western Australia at the 1933 ANFC Carnival in Sydney.[10]

St Kilda (VFL)

In 1934, Retell moved to St Kilda where he was given employment.[11] [12] He was refused a transfer, and stood out of football for a year.

In 1935 he was granted a clearance, and played 8 games with the St Kilda First XVIII, scoring 8 goals, and the rest of the season with the Second XVIII. In 1936 he was taken off the senior list, and was appointed coach of the St Kilda Second XVIII.[13]

Military service

Retell later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[14]

Death

He died at Myaree, Western Australia on 13 June 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.739.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1403593 German Horror: Hospital Ship Sunk: 123 Persons Missing, The Argus, (Wednesday, 7 August 1918), p.8.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27486496 The Warilda Disaster: Australians Drowned, The West Australian, (Monday, 12 August 1918), p.5.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70149723 In Memoriam: Retell, The Albany Advertiser, (Saturday, 31 July 1920), p.2.
  5. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=30808570&D=D World War One Service Record: Private Paulus Retell (a.k.a. Paul Retell) (3191), National Archives of Australia.
  6. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1653066 Roll of Honour: Private Paul Retell (3191), Australian War Memorial.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70417125 Death: Retell, The Albany Advertiser, (Monday, 29 July 1940), p.1.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article240461124 Late Mrs. S. E. Retell: Well Respected Albany Resident Psses, The Mount Barker and Denmark Record, (Monday, 29 July 1940), p.1.
  9. https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2513275 A photograph of Retell with an unknown South Fremantle footballer, taken in 1929
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141379101 Football Carnival in Sydney: West Australian Team, The Australasian, (Saturday, 12 August 1933), p.28.
  11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184281554 Retell a Star, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 28 April 1934), p.4.
  12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84202567 Disputed Football Transfers, The (Perth) Daily News, (Saturday, 9 June 1934), p.9.
  13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11884009 Retell as Coach, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 February 1936), p.13.
  14. Nominal Roll.

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