SETCHELL, Arthur William
| Service Number: | 66064 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 20 January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Rouse Hill, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Theological Student |
| Died: | Ashbury, NSW, 9 March 1936, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section 2Y, and Crematorium Area FF, Rose Garden 17, # 0034 |
| Memorials: | Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66064, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 66064, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 66064, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney |
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Obituary.
REV. ARTHUR WILLIAM SETCHELL.
54 YEARS.
Returned soldiers in tills district will join with all Diggers in deploring the passing, at the comparatively early age of 54, of the Rev. Arthur William Setchell, Rector of St. Matthews' Church of England, Ashbury. Prior to this last appointment, he had been rector at Mulgoa, Corrimal and Sutherland, and had done great work in the building of new churches. He went through the Great War as a front-line soldier, enduring the hard ships and privations of the trenches, and, as is the case with so many more, paying the penalty of undermined health and strength. After being demobilised, Mr. Setchell studied for the ministry and was ordained. He carried into his new work the very spirit of Anzac, its energy and capacity, and became a most popular minister. A few years ago, he accepted the invitation of the Kiama Returned Soldiers' League to conduct the Anzac Day Service, and on that occasion he preached a most inspiring and human sermon. The Kiama Diggers liked Mr. Setchell and the branch kept in touch with him, and it was hoped that he might come here again on Anzac Day this year. But he has gone on the last parade, and they salute a very gallant soldier and loveable clergyman. To Mrs. Setchell and her family, sincere sympathy is extended in their bereavement.
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