Unett was the fourth son of the Rev. Thomas Unett (1731–1785), rector of
Coppenhall, in
Cheshire, and prebendary of
Lichfield Cathedral, and Frances Godwin, of Stafford. George Unett followed the example of his elder brother, Richard, by entering the
Royal Artillery, and rose to the rank of major. He was present at the
taking of Copenhagen (1807), and in several engagements in the West Indies. He was at the
Battle of Waterloo (1815), and afterwards on the
advance on Paris at the
capture of Cambrai. He was presented with the
Waterloo Medal. He died in 1825. ==Family==