Colin Dunlop Wilson RANKIN

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RANKIN, Colin Dunlop Wilson

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	31 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Colonel
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born:	Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, 20 January 1869
Home Town:	Burrum, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier/Politician/Cane farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 November 1940, aged 71 years
Cemetery:	Howard Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials:	Shire of Howard Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Major, Special Service Officers
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Major, Special Service Officers
13 Jan 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Major, Special Service Officers, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 521 notes embarked on the s.s. Maori King from Pinkenba, Brisbane 13 Jan 1900 arriving Cape Town 22 Feb 1900.
1 Dec 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant Colonel, Special Service Officers, AWM Boer War Nominal Rolls, Murray p. 521 notes in records of service that now ranked Lieutenant Colonel, no date given for promotion.
6 Mar 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant Colonel, Special Service Officers, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided to Australia aboard Austral arriving Brisbane 6 Mar 1901, discharge to be 'handled separately' but no date given

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Colonel, Officer, Brisbane, Queensland
18 May 1916:	Involvement 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
21 Dec 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Colonel, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director. He accompanied his family to Queensland from Scotland when his father became manager of Queensland Collieries Co. Ltd. at Howard, near Maryborough in 1884. Rankin joined the Queensland Defence Force in 1886 and he served in the Boer War. In 1903 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Wide Bay Infantry Regiment, assuming command in 1906. He had been chairman of the Howard Shire Council since its formation in 1903, and in 1905 successfully contested the seat of Burrum in the Legislative Assembly. He became general manager of Queensland Collieries Co. Ltd. in 1919 and served as managing director for the company from 1924-1940. (Information taken from: Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1988, retrieved 6 August 2012, from .http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rankin-colin-dunlop-wilson-8155)

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