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Godfrey George MANNING

Regimental number99
Place of birthTraralgon, Victoria
SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrician
AddressScott Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinJohn Manning, Scott Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette', 24 October 1918.
Recommendation date: 9 March 1918

FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death28.6
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 2), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Sophia MANNING, 71 Clyde Street, Northcote, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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