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MANNING, Charles Edye
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | 24 October 1879, place not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Hunters Hill, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
Schooling: | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Barrister |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 7 August 1916, aged 36 years |
Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Major, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Major C E Manning, killed in action in France, was the eldest son of the late Mr. Justice C.J. Manning and Mrs. Manning, of Hunter's HIll, and was a well known Sydney barrister. He served in Raboul and left for Egypt with the rank of captain in May, 1915. At Gallipoli he was wounded, and promoted to Major.