William (Willie) UNWIN

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Service Number:	2453
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, 1955, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Euroa Telegraph Park

16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2453, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2453, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

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Enlisted as Willie Unwin

Son of James Unwin and Catherine Unwin nee Colbon of 'Kyabroon House', Dandenong Road, Oakleigh, Victoria.

8 October 1914 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 7th Battalion and with the rank of Private

23 January 1916 - transferred to the 2nd Field Company Engineers

17 August 1916 - wounded. Shrapnel wound to the neck

7 April 1917 - transferred to the 16 Field Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper

13 October 1917 - 2nd Field Company Engineers at Codford, England

29 December 1917 - wounded for second time. Wound to the arm

23 August 1918 - wounded for the third time. Wound to the right foot

Commemced return to Australia on 22 December 1918 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on 14 February 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

8 April 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding