| Regimental number | 3372 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Bendigo High School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R.A. Rankin, Harkness Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Inst'l Staff; Served in Home Service Instructional Staff, Victoria, acting Staff Sergeant Major; Lt in Senior Cadets, Bendigo High School, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Bray, died St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | St. Neots Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 1288), Bedford and Huntingdon, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 128 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Ronald RANKIN |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 16 January 1918, and marched into Australian Camp, Suez, the same day. Embarked Port Said, 24 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 2 February 1918, and proceeded overland; disembarked Southampton, England, 14 February 1918, and marched into 10th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, the same day. Marched into 10th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, from Drill School, Jellalabad, 16 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 April 1918; marched into New Zealand General and Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, 17 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 17 April 1918; taken on strength of 37th Bn, in the field, 18 April 1918. Wounded in action, 25 August 1918; admitted to No 55 Field Ambulance, 25 August 1918, and transferred to No 37 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wounds, right and left legs); to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 26 August 1918; to England, 28 August 1918; to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 30 August 1918; discharged to furlough, 11 October 1918, and to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 October 1918. Died, St Neots, Cambridge, King's Road, 21 October 1918 (pneumonia). Buried by Archdeacon Hodgson, 24 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RANKIN Ronald Alister |
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