| Regimental number | 1303 |
| Place of birth | Steve Kings Plain, Wyrallah, Richmond River, New South Wales |
| School | Lucki Lucki Public School and Boys High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Served in the Cadet Corps and St George's Rifles Corps, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Wyrallah, Richmond River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mrs R Pestell, Wyrallah, Richmond River, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Embarked on Transport Seang Bee, February 1915 at Sydney. Went into action on Gallipoli 9th May. Severely wounded Lone Pine. Recovered. Left with troops for France on 22nd March 1916. Promoted on the field to 2nd Lieutenant at Pozieres, and killed in action on 30 August, 1916 at Ypres." Details from Robert Pestell, father |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, (Plot VI, Row L, Grave 17), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Tucki Tucki Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Robert (d. 10 January 1901; bu. Tucki Tucki) and Marian Anne (d. 25 March 1934, aged 62; bu. Tucki Tucki) Pestell, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother:4550 Driver Cecil Robert PESTELL, Australian Mounted Division Train, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |