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MANTON, Willoughby
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 182 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 182, Mining Corps | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 182, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), per service record | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 182, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres, See photograph of 1st Tunnelling Company | |
| 29 Sep 2018: | Honoured Military Cross, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, For gallantry and devotion to duty on 29th September 1918, at Bony, when he was in charge of a party of tunnellers clearing and maintaining a forward road under heavy enemy shell and machine gun fire. Although, owing to infantry being held up heavy casualties were occurring, he carried through the work, and set a fine example of coolness and resourcefulness to those under him.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10 Date: 29 January 1920 |
Personal Stories
Awarded the Military Cross for work at Bony
For gallantry and devotion to duty on 29th September 1918, at Bony, when he was in charge of a party of tunnellers clearing and maintaining a forward road under heavy enemy shell and machine gun fire. Although, owing to infantry being held up heavy casualties were occurring, he carried through the work, and set a fine example of coolness and resourcefulness to those under him.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10
Date: 29 January 1920
Submitted 19 February 2018 by Steve Larkins
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