UNWIN, Frederick Clarence
| Service Number: | 5781 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Palmers Island, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Palmer Island, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | 29 November 1977, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5781, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5781, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Harrison Unwin and Ellen Unwin of Palmer Island, NSW.
12 February 1916 - enlisted at Lismore, NSW with the 4th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
17 December 1916 - transferred to the 1st Machine Gun Company from 4th Battalion.
4 November 1917 - wounded. Wound to the left forearm. Embarked HS St. Andrew for England on 10 November 1917.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking 6 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
13 April 1919 - Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit.
During 1921c Frederick married Grace C. Want in MacLean, NSW