Stanley (Fuzz) RANKIN

RANKIN, Stanley

Service Number: 2759
Enlisted: 26 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Yarragon, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling: Trafalgar State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, France, 31 July 1916
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
VIII. A. 162. , Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Trafalgar War Memorial, Yarragon War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2759
27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2759, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2759, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, TOS 'Duntroon Plateau', a sandy hill near the Suez Canal
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2759, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW leg
31 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 2759, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2759 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-31

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Biography contributed by Karen Standen

Stan was the youngest son of William Rankin and Isabella McFarlane from Sunny Creek, situated between Trafalgar and Yarragon in the Gippsland region of Victoria. 
VIC Birth Registration: 9232/1892 Yarragon