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John Ewen RANKIN

Regimental number3881
Place of birthNorth Cundare, Victoria
SchoolState School No. 1357, North Cundare, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBeeac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Rankin, Cundare, Beeac, Victoria
Enlistment date30 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2881
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 128), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Mary RANKIN, 305 Ligar Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Native of Cundare, Beeac, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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