TATCHELL, William (Bill)
19 November 1922 – 14 December 1982
Origin Raynes, England
Accompanying Family Orphaned (Fairbridge Child Immigration Scheme)
First settled in Pinjarra, WA
Original Occupation Child migrant
Occupation in Australia Waterside Worker
OTRANTO
Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1935
Fremantle
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William (Bill) Tatchell (13) arrived with other underprivileged British children bound for Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra. During WWII, Bill served overseas with the 2/28th Infantry. In 1947 Bill married Helen Wylie, also from Fairbridge. They lived in Palmyra for many years. Bill was a Fremantle waterside worker for 30 years.
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