Michael Henry MCMANUS

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MCMANUS, Michael Henry

Service Number:	5148
Enlisted:	10 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Northam, Western Australia, February 1896
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Northam Convent School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Egypt, 10 May 1916
Cemetery:	Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave No. 27
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen, Northam Memorial Hospital

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5148, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5148, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5148, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Micheal only enlisted 4 months before he died at the age of 20. He joined up on the same day as his younger brother, 5145 Pte. William Richard McManus 16th Battalion AIF who was killed in action at Pozieres, aged 18, only a few months after the death of Michael.

Their parents were the Irish born James Patrick and Annie McManus, of Northam, Western Australia.

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