Arthur Retell

Australian rules footballer, born 1906

Australian rules footballer

Arthur Retell
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Retell
Date of birth	(1906-01-22)22 January 1906
Place of birth	Albany, Western Australia
Date of death	13 June 1978(1978-06-13) (aged 72)
Place of death	Myaree, Western Australia
Original team(s)	South Fremantle
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–1933	South Fremantle	44 (28)
1935	St Kilda	08 0(8)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 HMAT Warilda on 3 August 1918.^[6]

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.

Notes

^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.739.
^ German Horror: Hospital Ship Sunk: 123 Persons Missing, The Argus, (Wednesday, 7 August 1918), p.8.
^ The Warilda Disaster: Australians Drowned, The West Australian, (Monday, 12 August 1918), p.5.
^ In Memoriam: Retell, The Albany Advertiser, (Saturday, 31 July 1920), p.2.
^ World War One Service Record: Private Paulus Retell (a.k.a. Paul Retell) (3191), National Archives of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Roll of Honour: Private Paul Retell (3191), Australian War Memorial.
^ Death: Retell, The Albany Advertiser, (Monday, 29 July 1940), p.1.
^ Late Mrs. S. E. Retell: Well Respected Albany Resident Psses, The Mount Barker and Denmark Record, (Monday, 29 July 1940), p.1.
^ A photograph of Retell with an unknown South Fremantle footballer, taken in 1929, is in the collection of the State Library of Western Australia. It was taken in order to have an image to place within an article in the Perth Truth: viz., Just Beaten: Redlegs Fail in Final Flutter of Great Game: South Still on Top, The (Perth) Truth, (Sunday, 9 June 1929), p.5.
^ Football Carnival in Sydney: West Australian Team, The Australasian, (Saturday, 12 August 1933), p.28.
^ Retell a Star, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 28 April 1934), p.4.
^ Disputed Football Transfers, The (Perth) Daily News, (Saturday, 9 June 1934), p.9.
^ Retell as Coach, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 February 1936), p.13.
^ Nominal Roll.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
Interstate Honours, The Albany Advertiser, (Thursday, 8 August 1929), p.4.
"World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Arthur Retell (VX66958)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
World War Two Service Record: Lance Corporal Arthur Retell (VX66958), National Archives of Australia.