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249970 Rfmn. Cristian Arthur Ungerer MM. British Army 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:Edmonton, Middlesex (d.27th August 1918) Christian Ungerer was born in Southwark London in March 1898. The eldest child of Charles Christian Ungerer, a German immigrant, and Frances Mary Ungerer (nee Smith). The family moved to Silver Street, Edmonton in Middlesex in or around 1903 where they owned and ran their own bakery. Christian had 3 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. One of his sisters died at the age of 5 when Christian was 6 years old. None of his brothers fought in the Great War as they would have been too young. As a baker Christian found himself serving with the Army Service Corps. I am not sure how long he served with them. He then joined the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Riffle Corps. When or why I do not know. It could have been down to a lack of front line soldiers. I know he changed his Service Number and that he was used as a runner for the Battalion. Christian also spoke German so he would have been useful to the Battalion as an interpreter. Christian died of his wounds on the 27th of August 1918 aged 20 and was laid to rest at Etaples Military Cemetery. Christian was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**