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RANKIN, Neil Jackson

Service Number:	213525
Enlisted:	9 March 1960, Pte Neil Jackson Rankin served with 8 Platoon C Company 2 Royal Australian Regiment 1961-1963 and awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaya service medal
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
Born:	Aberdare, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1941
Home Town:	Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Influenza A, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 May 2024, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD
Memorials:

Malayan Emergency Service

9 Mar 1960:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 213525, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Pte Neil Jackson Rankin served with 8 Platoon C Company 2 Royal Australian Regiment 1961-1963 and awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaya service medal

Vietnam War Service

2 Jun 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Staff Sergeant , 213525, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
8 May 1969:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Staff Sergeant , 213525, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)

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Biography contributed by Lisa Richards

Retired at the rank of Captain