MANNING, Charles Hector
| Service Number: | Q90815 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1907 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastry Cook |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1959, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1941: | Involvement Q90815 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Q90815 | |
| 22 May 1943: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1945: | Discharged | |
| 28 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Q90815 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Charles was the seventh of nine children of George William Henry Manning (born 1869 in Northamptonshire, England) and Ellen Elizabeth Richardson (born 1872 in Lincolnshire, England). George and Elizabeth met and married in Bundaberg, QLD in 1890.
Brothers Thomas and George served in the AIF in WWI.
Chalres' birthdate on his Attestation Papers is 17 August 1907, while his Birth Records give his birth date as 18 August 1906.
Charles was living in Bundaberg, QLD and working as a Carter when he married Dulcie Evelyn Andersen (born 1913 in Scarness, QLD). Charles and Dulcie moved to Cairns, QLD where Charles was working as a Pastry Cook when he enlisted in the AMF in 1943. He served as a Warrant Officer II (Service No: Q90815) with the Torres Straits Force and was Discharged in 1945.
Charles and Dulcie continued to live in Cairns, QLD where Charles worked as a Pastry Cook until his death in 1959
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