Henry RANKIN

Regimental number557
Place of birthBega New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWilliam Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinSister, Miss Elizabeth Maud Rankin, William Street PO, William Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 14 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 27 October 1917
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 9B), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Other details

War service: Western Front

Gassed.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal