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MCMANUS, William Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5145 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Northam Convent School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Memorial Hospital, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William McManus enlisted in January 1916, age 18, with his slightly older brother Michael. He was probably present or nearby when Michael died of cerebro-spinal meningitis in Egypt on the 10 May 1916, not long after they had arrived from Australia.
William Richard McManus lost his life a few months later at Pozieres, in unknown circumstances, still only 18 years of age. Their parents were the Irish born James Patrick and Annie McManus, of Northam, Western Australia.