| Regimental number | 2/1252 |
| Address | View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Rankin, View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Thistle Dump Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 24), High Wood, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret Rankin, Normanby Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry on the 6th August, 1915, near Lone Pine (Dardanelles). While his battery was bombarding the position the telephone line was cut. Gunner Rankin went out voluntarily under heavy and continuous fire and laid another wire over the broken section, enabling the Battery Commander to resume control within half an hour of the communications being broken, thus materially assisting our fire effect. His bravery and good work have been consistently shown since the landing on the 26th April.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Third |