and the lighter he was holding was swept away. Unwin collapsed from cold and exhaustion, his place being taken by other men. After an hour of rest, he returned to the lighters until he was wounded and collapsed again. Once the attempts to land had ceased, Unwin went out a third time to attempt to recover wounded from the beach; according to one account he retrieved seven men. For his actions, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. The citation read: In August, when a new landing was to be made by the British IX Corps at Suvla as part of the Battle of Sari Bair, Unwin was given command of the landing boats, known as Beetles. He was the first to report on the landing to the corps commander, Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stopford, and advised against landing further troops inside Suvla Bay due to the darkness and reefs. Unwin was back at Suvla as Naval Transport Officer for the evacuation in December – he was aboard the last boat to leave the beach. When a soldier fell overboard, Unwin dived in to rescue him. Observing this act, General Julian Byng, the new IX Corps commander, remarked to Commodore Roger Keyes: "You really must do something about Unwin. You should send him home; we want several little Unwins." In 1916 Unwin took command of and in 1917 became Naval Transport Officer, Egypt. He later achieved the rank of commodore. Later life Unwin died on 19 April 1950 and is buried in Grayshott, Surrey. His Victoria Cross has been loaned by his family to the Imperial War Museum, London, where it is on display. A memorial to Edward Unwin was unveiled in Hythe, Hampshire (close to his birthplace) on 11 May 2015 with details of the action in which he was awarded his VC. References External links www.victoriacross.org.uk – Edward Unwin, VC Location of grave and VC medal (Surrey) Military personnel from Hampshire Royal Navy officers Burials in Hampshire British Gallipoli campaign recipients of the Victoria Cross Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 1864 births 1950 deaths People from New Forest District Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Navy officers of World War I Royal Navy personnel of the Second Boer War Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur British military personnel of the Benin Expedition of 1897