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William UNWIN

Regimental number2370
Place of birthHawker, South Australia
SchoolSisters St Joseph (Catholic) School, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressWallaroo, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinGrandparent, Mrs Mary Hennessy, Wallaroo, South Australia
Previous military service81st Infantry; Served in the Cadets.
Enlistment date24 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2370A
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row A, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Katherine UNWIN. Native of Wallaroo, South Australia

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