Leo Rankin

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Leo Rankin
Personal information
Full name Leo Vincent Rankin
Date of birth (1879-10-08)8 October 1879
Place of birth East Melbourne, Australia
Date of death 10 May 1917(1917-05-10) (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[]

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[]

He attended Xavier College.

Football[]

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[]

He enlisted for service in the First AIF on 8 December 1915, and served overseas in the 55th Battalion.

Death[]

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[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Leo Rankin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.730.
  3. ^ Deaths: Rankin, The Argus, (Tuesday, 14 March 1916), p.1.
  4. ^ Honour Roll Circular.
  5. ^ Demonwiki.
  6. ^ Red Cross Society file.

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