Robert Garth Pettitt (14 August 1932—29 May 1992) was a British civil servant in the

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, and subsequently worked at the Overseas Development Authority. Pettitt's work was vital for the independence process for several former British territories in the

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. Pettitt married Elizabeth Jenkins in 1964 (she died in 1970) and had one son and one daughter. He had a keen interest in

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, and was a

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who joined the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club.

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