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William Howard Unwin

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  • Service number
    • WWI 3/2206 AWMM
    • 3/2206 Public - pat - Researcher - 19 July 2016 - archives NZ
  • Also known as
    W.H. AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Howard AWMM
  • Surname
    Unwin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    W.H. AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 3/2206 AWMM
    • 3/2206 Public - pat - Researcher - 19 July 2016 - archives NZ
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Non Conformist AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 14 July 1871 AWMM
    • 17 July 1871 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    17 July 1871 Public - pat - Researcher - 19 July 2016 - Archives NZ
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Church Street, Timaru AWMM
  • Post war occupation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 3/2206 AWMM
    • 3/2206 Public - pat - Researcher - 19 July 2016 - archives NZ
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    WW1 15 June 1916 AWMM Medical practitioner AWMM
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Member of the New Zealand Alpine Club:

    "Dr Unwin came to New Zealand in June, 1904, and except for two intervals when he was overseas, he practised in Timaur for 40 years. During the 1914-1918 war he enlisted and went to England where he later took charge of the surgical division of No. 2 General Hospital at Walton-on-Thames.

    On his return to New Zealand, in spite of his strenuous professional duties, he still found time for drama work and for some mountaineering.

    Dr Unwin will long be remembered not only because of his skill as a surgeon, but also because of his tireless and self-sacrificing work in an endeavour to help those in need."

    (From the New Zealand Alpine Journal, Vol.XI, No. 33, June 1946) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    25 December 1945 AWMM
    Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
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