| Place of birth | Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| School | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Barrister-at-Law |
| Address | 151 Phillip Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Mrs E Manning, Merilbah, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant, 34th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Not awarded. Second recommenation for an MID, 15 September 1916; not awarded. Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Becourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 2), Becordel-Becourt, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (window) in All Saints' Anglican Church, Hunters Hill, New South Wales. Parents: Charles James and Emily Urania MANNING. Native of Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Captain Guy Owen MANNING, accidentally killed, 1915, German New Guinea. |
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