William James RANKIN

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Service Number:	328
Enlisted:	14 July 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 23 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Collingwood Cambridge Street State School Roll of Honor

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14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 328, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 328, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 328, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
23 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 328, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 328 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-23

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