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PETTITT, Percival Arthur Charles

• Personal Details
• Service History
• Personal Stories

Step 1: Personal Details

Service Numbers:	105, 2240
Enlisted:	31 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Farrier Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Dublin, South Australia, 28 August 1878
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Warden at Adelaide Gaol
Died:	Norwood, South Australia, Australia, 24 July 1948, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 2, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Unley U.A.O.D. Britannia Lodge No 32 Roll of Honour

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Step 2: Service History

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 105, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2240, Morphettville, South Australia
19 Sep 1914:	Embarked Driver, 2240, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
19 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2240, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
9 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 2240
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement 2240
22 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 2240

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• Australian War Memorial Boer War Nominal Roll
• National Archives of Australia - B2455, PETTITT PERCIVAL ARTHUR CHARLES

• Gaol Officer Honored, Daily Herald 17 Sep 1914
• Gaol Superintendent Retires, The Advertiser 29th Aug 1945
• List of the 2nd Contingent from the Evening Journal 11 Jan 1900
• New Chief for Yatala, News 28 Feb 1934
• Percy's farewell from the Druids Evening Journal 25 Jan 1900
• Served in Two Wars, Chronicle, 19 Jan 1950
• Todays' Picture, New Yatala Chief, The News, March 29 1934

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