| Regimental number | 49114 |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Rankin, 27 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Specialists Company, Signal Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Headstone No 6), nr Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Ada Mary Rankin, 27 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 18 |