UNWIN, James Henry
| Service Number: | 535 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Palmers Island, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Palmers Island, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 2 November 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld Plot 20-18 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 535, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 535, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Harrison Unwin and Ellen Unwin nee Hartley of Micalo Island via Palmers Island, NSW. Brother of Frederick Clarence Unwin who returned to Australia on 6 March 1919 having served with the 1st Machine Gun Company.
9 February 1915 - enlisted at Grafton, NSW with the 25th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
9 April 1917 - transferred to the 7th Machine Gun Company
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 aboard HT Kenilworth Castle disembarking on 22 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
29 June 1918 - discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Harrison Unwin and Ellen Unwin nee Hartley of Micalo Island via Palmers Island, NSW. Brother of Frederick Clarence Unwin who returned to Australia on 6 March 1919 having served with the 1st Machine Gun Company.
9 February 1915 - enlisted at Grafton, NSW with the 25th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
9 April 1917 - transferred to the 7th Machine Gun Company
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 aboard HT Kenilworth Castle disembarking on 22 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
29 June 1918 - discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis