Regimental number | 336 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
School | Christian Brothers College, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bottler |
Address | 431 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Julia Rankin, 431 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in Naval Forces, Rockhampton, Queensland. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Julia RANKIN, 431 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Joined 15th Bn, Gallipoli, 9 July 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at Serapeum, Egypt, 6-8-28 April 1916, declared fate to be 'killed in action, 7 August 1915'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2240312E, Lt J. FRASER, B Company, 15th Bn (patient, 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell), 17 August 1916: 'Knew Pte.Rankin personally and states that he went out as a scout on the night of Aug 7th about midnight and entered the enemy country. This was the last time he was heard of. It as dark at the time.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RANKIN David
Red Cross File No 2240312E |