MCMANUS, Patrick
| Service Number: | 3831 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Peter & Paul School, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3831, Depot Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3831, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3831, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3831, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3831 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Patrick was aged 25 when he died. He was a driver before the war. Apparently shot in the stomach soon after going over the top at Fromelles. His identity disc was recovered and passed to the battalion HQ.
His brother was killed the same day.
Sons of Patrick and Catherine McManus, of 47, Kerford Rd., Albert Park, Victoria.
McManus, 3831 Pte. Patrick John, 60th Bn. AIF. Killed in action 19th July, 1916. Age 24.
McManus, 2719 Pte. Samuel Paul, 60th Bn. AIF. Killed in action 19th July, 1916. Age 20.
Both sons were natives to South Melbourne Victoria, both are remembered at the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France, panel 21.
A third brother 2703 Private Thomas McManus also of the 60th Battalion AIF survived Fromelles and the war, and a fourth brother 3888 Private Alfred McManus 22nd Battalion AIF, was wounded in action at Pozieres, a gunshot wound to the arm, and was eventually sent home for family reasons in June of 1918, after it was discovered that his two younger brothers had already been killed.
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