Private

Edwin John Rankin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Agnes Rankin, of 106, Mary St., East Invercargill, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
34730
Name:
Edwin John Rankin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
03 April 1893
Place of Birth: 
Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Rankin (mother), Mary Street North, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Salesman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 December 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 December 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 71
Vessel:
Port Lyttelton
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. C. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edwin John Rankin
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