| Regimental number | 5439 |
| Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Surveyor's chainman |
| Address | 88 Palmer Street, East Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Unitt, 88 Palmer Street, East Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Clare UNITT. Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Matatua', 17 June 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 15 August 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Sydney, 16 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 2684), New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, UNITT Ernest John |
