Edward Unwin Military person

Commodore Edward Unwin VC CB CMG (20 April 1864 – 19 April 1950) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

Edward Unwin
Birth dateApril 20, 1864
Birth place
England , Fawley Hampshire
Date of deathApril 19, 1950
Place of death
England , Surrey , Hindhead
Resting place
Greyshott

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Legion of Honour
Victoria Cross
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Nile
military operations
Benin Expedition of 1897
Second Boer War
World War I
military command
*HMS Amethyst
*HMS Hussar

Edward Unwin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/surrey.htm
  2. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbunwin.htm