Norman UNWIN

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Service Number:	1109
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Brigade Train
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
Memorials:

21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Driver, 1109, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Driver, 1109, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Driver, 1109, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked Driver, 1109, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Berrima, Sydney

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Son of James Unwin and Isabel Unwin of Augustus Street, Enmore, NSW

4 September 1914 - enlisted at Marrickville with the 3rd Divisional Train and with the rank of Driver

26 May 1915 - returned to Australia, first time, aboard HT Ceramic.

25 March 1916 - returned to Egypt with the re-inforcements for the 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train.

26 March 1916 - transferred to the Field Engineers ANZAC Mounted Division as Driver.

16 December 1917 - transferred to the 3rd Divisional Train

Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919, second time, aboard Kaiser-a-Hind disembarking on 16 June 1919

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

11 August 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District

During 1944c Norman married Elizabeth Taylor Logan in Rockdale, NSW