Leo Rankin
| Leo Rankin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leo Vincent Rankin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | East Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 1917 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom | ||
| Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leo Vincent Rankin (8 October 1879 – 10 May 1917)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Family
[edit]The son of John Rankin (1844–1916),[3] and Mary Rankin, née Donoghue, Leo Vincent Rankin was born at East Melbourne, Australia on 8 October 1879.[4]
Education
[edit]He attended Xavier College.
Football
[edit]He played in one match for Melbourne, against Carlton, on 9 September 1899.
Along with two other "single game players" — Joe Finlay and Arthur Sinclair — he was used to make up the numbers, when regular players Jack Davidson, Maurie Herring, Eddie Sholl, Dick Wardill, and Alf Wood were all unavailable.[5]
Military service
[edit]He enlisted for service in the First AIF on 8 December 1915, and served overseas in the 55th Battalion.
Death
[edit]He died (of hepatitis) on 10 May 1917 at the Military Hospital in Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom, and was buried in the military cemetery of the Lady St Mary Church, Wareham.[6]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Leo Rankin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.730.
- ^ Deaths: Rankin, The Argus, (Tuesday, 14 March 1916), p.1.
- ^ Honour Roll Circular.
- ^ Demonwiki.
- ^ Red Cross Society file.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Embarkation Roll: Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Service Record: Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), National Archives of Australia.
- Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau files, 1914–18 War: 1DRL/0428: 1718 Private Leo Vincent Rankin: 55th Battalion, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- 304th Casualty List: New South Wales: Died of Illness, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Tuesday, 29 May 1917), p.8.
- Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Roll of Honour: Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), Australian War Memorial.
- Roll of Honour Circular: Private Leo Vincent Rankin (1718), Australian War Memorial.
External links
[edit]- Leo Rankin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Leo Rankin at AustralianFootball.com
- Leo Rankin, at Demonwiki.
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