Leo Vincent Rankin (8 October 1879 – 10 May 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.730.

Family The son of John Rankin (1844–1916),Deaths: Rankin, The Argus, (Tuesday, 14 March 1916), p.1. and Mary Rankin, née Donoghue, Leo Vincent Rankin was born at East Melbourne, Australia on 8 October 1879.Honour Roll Circular.

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.Demonwiki.

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.Red Cross Society file.

See also List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

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References

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

Leo Rankin, at Demonwiki.