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UNTHANK, Alexander William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2411 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Tyabb, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tyabb, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 21 December 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tyabb Cemetery, Hastings, Victoria Wesleyan, Row E, Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Hastings War Memorial, Tyabb War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2411, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2411, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Frederick Unthank and Caroline Unthank nee Scott of Tyabb, Victoria.
2 June 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and with the rank of Private.
27 May 1917 - wounded. Wound to the right arm and transferred to England on 8 June 1917.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 18 November 1917
24 December 1917 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Alexander married Evelyn May Free in Victoria.