ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

RANKIN, Thomas Hannah

RANKIN, Thomas Hannah

Full Name: Thomas Hannah

RANKIN

Date of Birth: 01

–

1887

Place of birth: Glasgow

Scotland

Occupation: Farm Hand

Address: State Farm Brunswick WA

Next of Kin: Brother- John Rankin

Next of Kin Address: State Farm Brunswick WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3108

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 4th Machine Gun Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-30

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-10-13

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-06

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-10

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30/06/1915- To 15 Depot as Private
1/07/1915- To 11th battalion 10th Reinforcements
7/01/1916- Joined Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
1/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Serapeum Egypt
16/03/1916- Transferred 3rd Machine Gun Company Serapeum
20/04/1916- Appointed DRIVER in the field Egypt
13/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
4/05/1917- Appointed TEMPORARY LANCE CORPORAL in the field Egypt
28/06/1917- Granted Leave England
10/07/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
14/04/1918- Promoted CORPORAL in the field France- New Designation 4th Machine Gun Battalion
3/09/1918- Granted Leave England
21/09/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
21/09/1918- MENTION  IN  DESPATCHES
29/01/1919- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England ex Australian General Base Depot Havre France for Return to Australia
28/02/1919- Embarked Devonport for Australia per ” Anchises ”
7/04/1919- Disembarked Albany
10/06/1919- Discharged from Service

 

MENTION  IN  DESPATCHES

Date  of  Recommendation – 23 September 1918

 

Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette – 23 May 1919

Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page  881,  Position : 90

Date of London Gazette : 31 December 1918

Location in London Gazette : Page  15229,  Position : 34