Frederick UNWIN

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Service Number:	969
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 September 1891
Home Town:	Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 28 January 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorials:

5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 969, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 969, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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Son of William Unwin and Hannah Unwin nee Riorden of Brisbane, QLD

Husband of Violet Ernestine Unwin nee Towner of Armstrong Terrace, Ithaca, QLD. Frederick and Violet married on 11 January 1913 in QLD

28 December 1915 - enlisted at Brisbane with the 42nd Battlion and the with the rank of Private.

23 October 1918 - transferred to the 41st Battalion in France

Commenced return to Australia on 10 May 1919 aboard Wahehe disembarked on 1 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

16 August 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District