UNWIN, William
| Service Number: | 2449 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bushfield, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Loch, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Loch, Victoria, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2449, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2449, 14th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Unwin and Margaret Unwin nee Bourke of Loch, South Gippsland, Victoria.
28 May 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 14th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
21 Novwmber 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal later reverted to Private when found guilty of breaking camp and being improperly dressed in the Company Orderly Room
26 January 1917 - wounded. Wounds to both legs and a severe wound to the right arm
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 24 September 1919.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
19 November 1917 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded