UNWIN, Edward James
| Service Number: | 7115 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Panmure Victoria Australia, 28 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Crossover, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Guildford, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1973, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Guildford Cemetery, Victoria Row D, 116 |
| Memorials: | Panmure Volunteers of Panmure who served in the Great War, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7115, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7115, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Edward James Unwin born 1895 to James Thomas Unwin and Mary Cockman (nee Fidler) He died in 1973
He received injuries in the war and was returned to Australia
4 / 2/ 1919
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Charles William Unwin who returned to Australia on 4 February 1919 having served with the 8th 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
10 October 1916 - enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria with the 14th Battalion and with the rank of Private
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1918
13 August 1918 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues
During 1919c Edmund married Olive Elizabeth Nesbit in Victoria