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William Henry Sydney PETTIT

Regimental number3209
Place of birthRichmond Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationBookmaker
AddressRichmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Jabez Pettit, 24 Bowen Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date9 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 12), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jabez and Mary PETTIT. Native of Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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