About Garth Pettitt
Lived 1932 – 1992 (aged 59). Garth Pettitt was a civil servant.
Robert Garth Pettitt (14 August 1932 – 29 May 1992) was a British civil servant in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and subsequently worked at the Overseas Development Authority.
Pettitt's work was vital for the independence process for several former British territories in the Pacific.
Pettitt married Elizabeth Jenkins in 1964 (she died in 1970) and had one son and one daughter. He had a keen interest in birdwatching, and was a motorcyclist who joined the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club.
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Who was Garth Pettitt?
English civil servant (1932-1992)
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Garth Pettitt was born on 14 August 1932.
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Garth Pettitt died on 19 May 1992.
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Garth Pettitt was a civil servant.
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