William Harper RANKIN

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Service Number:	7292
Enlisted:	30 November 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 August 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Port Hedland Pilbarra Honour Roll, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

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30 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7292, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
29 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 7292, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 7292, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle

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