Regimental number | 2749 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway empleyee |
Address | 25 Green Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Olive Rankin, 25 Green Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Militia - about 6 years 12th Aust. Inf 1st Bat. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ella RANKIN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart, 5 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit) Hobart, 1 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RANKIN Joseph William |