William Godfrey Dethick

John and William Dethick were identical twins, whose war experience was in many respects similar.William was born in 1893 at Granville, Sydney. He served a seven-year apprenticeship with his father, Robert S Dethick, a plumber in Belgrave Street, Manly. Before the war, he played rugby for Manly.

William enlisted on 8 February 1915, aged 21 and 5 months. He served with the no1 Allied Central Clearing Station. He served in Gallipoli and France. On 14th September 1918 he was promoted to lance-corporal, on the same day as his brother. He returned to Australia on the Kaiser-i-Hind in March 1919.

He lived latterly at Manly Vale. He died on 19 June 1960.[1]

[1] Sydney Morning Herald 22 June 1960.