Private

Albert William Rankin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Ada Mary Rankin, of 27, Valley Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
49114
Name:
Albert William Rankin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
04 January 1897
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Robert Rankin (father), 27 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
27 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Law clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 September 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 89
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. Headstone 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Albert William Rankin
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