Regimental number | 915 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | The Three Mile, near Beechworth, Victoria |
School | State School, Beechworth (1883-97); Three Mile State School, near Beechworth, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | PO Eldorado, Eldorado, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Rankins, PO Eldorado, Eldorado, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 490 Corporal Ernest Earl RANKINS, 21st Bn, killed in action, 25 February 1917; Cousin: 877 Pte Walter Thomas HUDSWELL, 21st Bn, killed in action, 9 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name recorded on Embarkation Roll as William Reginald RANKIN. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 87 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Albury, New South Wales; ashes interred in parents' grave, Eldorado Cemetery, Victoria |