SATCHELL, Dick
| Service Number: | 23537 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
| Born: | Burra, SA, 9 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Riverton High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW2, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23537, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Wesley Satchell and Catnelia Millicent May Satchell, of Riverton, South Australia.
BURRA BOY ON PARRAMATTA
Amongst the list of those missing from the 'Parramatta' which was reported as sunk by enemy ac tion last week, is A.B. Seaman, Dick Satchell. The young sailor who would be 21 years of age today, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Satchell, of Riverton. Dick was born in Burra, his father, at that time, being employed in the Rail way Department here. He was a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pearce, pioneer graziers, of Mt. Bryan. He was a popular lad at school and well liked. Determined to lead a seafaring life he joined the Navy in 1939, and we under stand first saw duty on the Parramatta. Great sympathy is expressed for his parents and sisters in their trouble.