MANNING, Alfred
| Service Number: | 830 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Junortoun, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Junorton Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 830, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 830, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 830, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 830, 7th Infantry Battalion, Western Front | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 830, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Alfred Manning, known as ‘Alf’, was born in Bendigo, the son of John & Mary Ann Manning, of Junortoun. He was a Farmer, and had been apprenticed with Knight & Wilkinson, of Bendigo (3 years). He was 24 years & 4 months old, and had 2 years previous military service with ALH. He Enlisted on 19/8/14 and arrived at Broadmeadows Camp on 21/8/14. He was allotted Service no. 830 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
At Broadmeadows the process of selecting drivers for the transport section began almost immediately. ‘Alf’ Manning was successful and was Appointed Driver, part of the Transport section, 7th Battalion.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
On 5/4/15 the 7th Battalion embarked for the Dardanelles in preparation for the Landing at Anzac Cove. The 7th Battalion Transport Details and the Machine Gun section horses embarked on S.S. Novian. The terrain of Anzac Cove was unsuitable for horses, so they did not disembark and were still on board the Novian when she returned to Egypt (14/5/15). The Transport section spent the next months in a frustrating separation from the remainder of the battalion.
‘Alf’ Manning rejoined the 7th Battalion on 8/1/16. He went on to serve on the Western Front and RTA on 13/10/18, Special 1914 Leave.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone