Private Howard James Rankin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rankin,
Howard James
Date of birth: 1895-01-26
Place of birth: Fort William District of Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Margaret Rankin (mother,) 241 N Norah St., Fort William, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Compositor
Occupation (normalized): Hand Compositor
Address:
241 N Norah St., Fort William, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), IV. A. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 198706
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-12-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: When close to the first objective, during the attack at VIMY RIDGE, he was instantly killed by enemy machine gun fire.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297374
LAC ID:
585593
Service file: B8096-S015
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rankin, of 241, North Norah St., Fort William, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 94th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-20