Cyril Unwin (1878 - 1933)

Born 1878 in Lewishham, London, England

Ancestors

Died 26 Apr 1933 at about age 55 in South Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

Died Y. 26 APR 1933. South Canterbury, New Zealand. Age: 54-55.

Buried 20 MAY 1933. Geraldine Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Note: Cyril, was the fifth son of a well-known British publishing family. He emigrated to New Zealand in the early 1900's where two of his brothers were already living. Brother William, was a surgeon in Timaru, South Canterbury. Sidney, an orchardist also in South Canterbury. Cyril's occupation became an apiarist at Orari, South Canterbury..NZ Army during WW1. Serial 261104. Rank: Rifleman. Occupation on enlistment: Farmer. Next of kin: Sydney Unwin (brother) Winchester, South Canterbury, NZ. New Zealand Rifle Brigade. 4th Battalion, D Company. Embarked 5 Feb. 1916 from Wellington. Destination Suez, Egypt.---------------------------------------------------Buried Geraldine Cemetery, Block A, Plot 120--------------------------------------------------WW1 Cenotaph Record Full Name Cyril Unwin Forename(s) Cyril Surname Unwin War World War I, 1914-1918 Serial No. 261104 First Known Rank Rifleman Occupation before Enlistment Farmer Next of Kin Sydney Unwin (brother), Winchester, SouthCanterbury, New Zealand Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade Embarkation Unit 4th Battalion, D Company Embarkation Date 5 February 1916 Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand Transport ##HMNZT 42##HMNZT 43##HMNZT 44 Vessel Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua Destination Suez, Egypt Nominal Roll Number 24 Page on Nominal Roll 31 Archives NZ source Military personnel file Sources Used Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917.

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