Participant Info

Given Name

Henry

Family Name

Rankin

Service Number

557

Place of Birth

Bega NSW

Occupation

Labourer

Place of Enlistment

Brisbane QLD

Next of Kin

Address on Enlistment

William Street, Sydney, New South Wales

Unit on Embarkation

Machine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 8

Age at Embarkation

31

Embarkation Vessel

RMS Osterley, Melbourne VIC on 14 February 1917

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

27/10/1917

Fate

DOW

Place of burial/memorial

EDITING: ITEMS CHANGED/NOTES

a Henry Rankin appears in the electoral roll at CannRiver in 1909 this is a good story, definite Bairnsdale connection

Link to record

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