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UNWIN, Cyril
(Service number 26/1104)

Commemorative medal, Cyril Unwin — Presented to Cyril Unwin by Winchester residents, in recognition of his service in the Great War (South Canterbury Museum )

Commemorative medal, Cyril Unwin (verso engraving) — Presented to Cyril Unwin by Winchester residents, in recognition of his service in the Great War (South Canterbury Museum 2002/130.1)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	17/05/1879	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Winchester
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Sydney UNWIN (brother), Winchester, South Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	4th Battalion, D Company
Date	5 February 1916
Transport	Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

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Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Apiarist

Death

Date	22 April 1933	Age	55 years
Place of Death	Whare Whero, Orari (home)
Cause	Heart failure
Notices	The Times, London, England, 26 April 1933
Memorial or Cemetery	Geraldine Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 434, Plot 120
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Cyril Unwin was born on 17 May 1879 at Lee, Kent, England, the son of Edward Unwin and his wife Elizabeth née Spicer. He married Grace Eugenie Curline, a nurse, also of England, on 26 April 1922 at St Peter's Church, Temuka. Grace outlived Cyril by over 37 years..

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