Edward Unwin
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Edward Unwin VC, CB, CMG |
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20 April 1864 Fawley, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 19 April 1950 (aged 85) Hindhead, Surrey, England |
| Buried | St Luke's Churchyard, Grayshott |
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 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1895 - 1909, 1914 - 1920 |
| Rank | Commodore |
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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.
Born in Fawley, Hampshire on 20 April 1864, Unwin joined the merchant navy at the age of 16 and spent 15 years serving on clippers with P&O. He trained at HMS Conway and joined the Royal Navy on 16 October 1895, serving during the South African War. In November 1901 he was appointed to HMS Vivid to serve at HMS Forth, but only five months later he was transferred in April 1902 to HMS Monarch, serving in the South Pacific. He was lent to HMS Hawke for service on that ship during the voyage to South Africa where the Monarch was stationed.
Unwin was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1903 and retired in 1909 with the rank of Commander. He was recalled to the service on 29 July 1914, shortly before the outbreak of the First World War.
Initially Unwin served aboard HMS Iron Duke on the staff of Admiral John Jellicoe but in February 1915 he took command of the torpedo gunboat HMS Hussar which had operated as a despatch vessel for the Commander in Chief, Mediterranean and was now a minesweeper.
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