UNWIN, Charles William
| Service Number: | 7602 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Panmure Victoria Australia, 31 May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Crossover, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia , 4 January 1956, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania area, Wall 2BB, Niche 832. Cremation service held on 5 January 1956 |
| Memorials: | Hazelwood Soldier Settlement Memorial, Panmure Volunteers of Panmure who served in the Great War, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7602, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7602, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Edmund(Edward) James Unwin who returned to Australia on 5 July 1918 having served with the 14th Battalion; Herbert Allen Unwin who return to Australia on 28 June 1919 having served with the 58th Battalion and Thomas Henry Unwin who was killed in action on 23 March 1917 while serving with the 29th Battalion. He is buried in the Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Row C, Grave 5
25 June 1917 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 8th Battalion and with the rank of Private
24 August 1918 - wounded. Gassed
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Mamari disembarking on 4 February 1919
19 February 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Charles married Doris Irene Reynolds in Victoria