MANNING, Michael Thomas
| Service Number: | 1666 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1896, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Brunswick Victoria Australia , 4 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria RC-Comp-EE-No-442 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1666, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1666, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Promoted Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Ralston
Michael Thomas was born in 1896 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. To Daniel and Elizabeth Manning. He enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on the 19 February 1915 & was placed into the 14th Infantry Battalion 3rd reinforcements. Michael fought over sea until his returne in 1918 where he obtained the rank of Sergeant.
Michael married Ethel Anne Ironside on Jul 1916 in Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdomand they had one daughter together. At some point their marriage decided and they divorced.
He then married Verna Woolcock 27 Jun 1927 Victoria, Australia and they had five children together. He died on 4 October 1956 in Fitzroy Victoria Australia at the age of 60, and was buried in Carlton,Victoria, Australia.
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