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Personal data Dr. William Howard Unwin 

• He was born on July 14, 1871 in Greenwich, London, England.
• Profession: Med Practitioner.
• Resident: New Zealand.
• He died on December 25, 1945 in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand, he was 74 years old.
• A child of Edward Unwin and Elizabeth Spicer

Household of Dr. William Howard Unwin

He is married to Phyllis Agness Florence Hall.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Desmond Unwin  1905-1984
2. Edward Unwin  ± 1906-1984
3. Basil Unwin  1907-1933
4. Dorothy (“Peggy”) Margaret Unwin  1910-± 1990
5. Peter Christopher Stanley Unwin  1912-1986
6. Unknown DNA99999 Unwin   

Notes about Dr. William Howard Unwin

Student of Charing Cross Hospital, qualified in 1898, and took the F.R.C.S diploma in 1901. At the final M.B. Lond. examination he won the University scholarship and gold medal in obstetric mrdicine, and proceeded M.D. in 1903 after serving as house surgeon at Charing Cross. During the war of 1914-18 Dr Unwin was officer in charge of the surgical division of NO. 2 NZ General Hospital at Walton-on-Thames. He held office as honorary secretary of the South Canterbury Division of the B.M.A. in 1922-4 and was elected President of the NZ Branch in 1944, having represented the Branch at the Centenary Meeting in London in 1932 and at the Plymouth meeting in 1938. (British Medical Journal 19 Jan 1946.) Published by the NZ Alpine Club - DR WH Unwin was a keen mountaineer and member of the Club. His enthusiasm led to the formation of the South Canterbury Section in 1936. He was the first chairman and was in office again at the time of his death.(Mt Phyllis at the head of the Murchison is named after his wife), His photograph and one of the Jungfrau, his last climb in Switzerland, were presented by his family and are on the wall of the UNWIN HUT living room. He left a bequest of a fund to build a hut in a reasonably accessible are as a training ground for young climbers. To this fund were addded donations by his familiy and section members----------------------------------------------------------Evening Post 26th December 1945, page 6 DR WH UNWINWilliam Howard Unwin, MRCS LRCP 1898, MB Lon 1899, FRCS 1901, BS Lon 1902, MD Lon 1904. Regd 31 May 1903: Wellington/Timaru. Born in London and partly educated in Germany. Trained at CCH; gold medal in obstetrics 1899. PG studies in obstetrics in Dresden, then 2 yrs as ship's surgeon. Med supt Timaru Hospital 1904-07. Served in WW1. President NZ Branch British Medical Association 1944-45. Died in Timaru 25 Dec 1945 aged 74. Father of Dr Peter Unwin (regd 1938).Evening Post, 26 December 1945, Page 6 DR. W. H. UNWIN Dr. William Howard Unwin, one of Timaru's best-known and respected citizens died yesterday, says a Press Association telegram from Timaru. For 40 years Dr. Unwin served the public with distinction and ability and closely identified himself with the cultural life of the town. In 1904 he was appointed medical superintendent of the Timaru Public Hospital, but in 1907 relinquished this post to enter private practice. He went overseas in the war of 1914-18 and was placed in charge of the surgical division of No. 2 Hospital at Walton-on-Thames. Throughout his stay in Timaru he served, on the honorary staff of the hospital, and for many years was senior consulting surgeon. He is survived by a daughter and two sons. Last year he was president of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association. [ He arrived in Timaru in June 1904. He acquired the practice of Dr. Hogg in April, 1907. In October 1908 he joined the practice of Dr. Burns, an association he continued for 35 years until he retired. In 1939, a bronze profile of Dr Unwin was unveiled by Sir Hugh Acland, of CHCH, at the opening of the Timaru Public Hospital surgical block. The sculptor was E. Pibworth. "In recognition of the services to South Canterbury of William Howard Unwin, M.D., F.R.C.S. Eng., Surgeon 1904-1938, and of his wife Phyllis Unwin, member of the S.C. Hospital Board, 1923 -1929." In 1927 Dr Unwin was a founding member of the South Canterbury Drama League. He was also a mountaineer. Climbed with Dr Truby King, before the days of motor cars. Once he broke his leg and crawled for miles towards the Hermitage before guides found him on the Hooker Flat. He and his son, Dr. Peter Unwin, and guide Vic Williams in 1937 crossed the Whitcombe Pass and back through the Browning Pass. He radiated enthusiasm and good nature, wrote Evelyn Hosken, in Life on a Five Pound Note, in 1964.]-------------------------------------NEWSPAPER AETICLE -http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=THD19060518.2.50&srpos=4&e=-------10-THD-1----2Dr+Unwin--"=================================================UNWIN HUT - MT COOKhttps://alpineclub.org.nz/hut/unwin/heritage/1941-82"

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