UNWIN, Charles William James
| Service Number: | 5770 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devon, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row ZF, Grave 174. Interred on 2 May 1931. |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5770, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5770, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Gray Unwin and Rose Hannah Unwin nee Pavitt of Devon, England.
Husband of May Alice Unwin of Union Street, South Melbourne. Charles and May married during 1911c in Victoria.
27 March 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 7th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
23 March 1917 - transferred to the 65th Battalion
4 December 1917 - transferred to the 7th Battalion
19 January 1918 - wounded. Shrapnel wound to the right thigh . Embarked HS St. Denis on 24 January 1918 for England.
Returned to Australia on 8 April 1918 aboard HT Dunluce Castle
29 June 1918 - discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal