Arthur "Snowy" Retell (22 January 1906 – 13 June 1978) was an

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er who played for South Fremantle in the

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(WAFL) and St Kilda in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of Paulus Retel (1873-1918),Roll of Honour: Private Paul Retell (3191), ''Australian War Memorial''.
/ref> and Susan Ellen Retell (1866-1940), née Rickard, Arthur Retell was born at

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on 22 January 1906. His father served as a

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in the

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during

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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 South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in the

. from 1929 to 1933. He represented Western Australia at the 1933 ANFC Carnival in Sydney.

St Kilda (VFL)

In 1934, Retell moved to St Kilda where he was given employment. 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.

Military service

Retell later served in the Australian Army during World War II.Nominal Roll.

Death

He died at

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on 13 June 1978.

Notes

References

*
Interstate Honours, ''The Albany Advertiser'', (Thursday, 8 August 1929), p.4.
*
World War Two Service Record: Lance Corporal Arthur Retell (VX66958), ''National Archives of Australia''.

External links

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Arthur Retell's playing statistics
from WAFL Footy Facts 1906 births 1978 deaths Australian rules footballers from Western Australia St Kilda Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers {{AFL-bio-1906-stub