| Regimental number | 1818 |
| Place of birth | Thornleigh, New South Wales |
| School | Thornleigh Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Address | 19 Oaks Avenue, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Pettet, Thornleigh, North Line, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 118 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 8), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary PETTET, Thornleigh, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 19340 Driver Frederick John PETTET, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 23 September 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Reported wounded, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at sea, 24 March 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.' Statement, 1831 Pte H.J. SEWELL, B Company, 2nd Bn, undated: 'His name should be spelt PETTIT. Pettit was killed either in August or September 1915, during the bombardment. He got hit just outside the Headquarters by a shell. I remember seeing him carried away on a stretcher. One of his chums, Sergeant Roberts, 1834, in the same battalion, went down to the beach afterwards to see him, and he (Roberts) came back and reported that Pettit was dead.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PETTET Stanley Robert |
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