UNWIN, Herbert Allen
| Service Number: | 1978 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Panmure Victoria Australia, 28 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Panmure, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia, 7 April 1965, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Church of England Compartment , LL8, Row 2, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1978, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1978, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1978, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1978, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
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Herbert was born in Panmure in 1896 to James Thomas Unwin and Mary Cockman (nee Fidler) He died in 1965
This info comes through family history.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Edmund(Edward) James Unwin who returned to Australia on 5 July 1918 having served with the 14th Battalion; Charles William Unwin who return to Australia on 4 February 1919 having served with the 8th Battalion and Thomas Henry Unwin who was killed in action on 23 March 1917 while serving with the 29th Battalion. He is buried in the Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Row C, Grave 5
1 March 1916 - enlisted with the 44th Battalion with the rank of Private
14 February 1917 - transferred to the 58th Battalion
25 September 1917 - wounded. Shell wound to the right thigh. Transferred to England on 10 Ocotber 1917
8 August 1918 - wounded, Second occasion. Wounds to the head and shoulder
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
7 August 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
Husband of Caroline Unwin nee Strugnell