Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
School | Central Boys, Marlborough and Boys Grammar School, Marlborough, Queensland |
Other training | State School Teacher |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Friend, Ernest Johnson, Railway Department, Maryborough, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Not awarded Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on University of Queensland Roll of Honour ('Pro Patria Ceciderunt'; They fell for their Country), St Lucia, Queensland. Parents: William and Annie RANKIN. Native of Maryborough, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |