UNWIN, Harry George
| Service Numbers: | 746, 3397 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colchester, Essex, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, 1930, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 746, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 746, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 3397, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 3397, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of first enlistment was Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria. At second enlistment his address was given as Moorehouse Street, Richmond, Victoria and his occupation was given as world walker.
Son of Harry George Unwin and Sarah Ann Unwin nee Andrews of Balfour Road, Ilford, Essex, England.
20 August 1914 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 6th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
2 February 1915 - returned to Australia aboard HT Kyarra
6 April 1915 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis.
26 February 1917 - re-enlisted at Melbourne with the 39th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
9 November 1917 - promoted to Lance Corporal
5 June 1918 - transferred to the 46th Battalion
9 July 1919 - discharged in England. Unit demobilised
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal