Hugh Alexander RANKIN

Regimental number2222
Place of birthNimmitabel New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEden, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Hugh Rankin, Eden, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row D, Grave No. I), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal