Sergeant

James Rankin

DCM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Margaret Rankin, of Normanby Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1252
Name:
James Rankin
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Rankin (father), View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Rankin
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