| Regimental number | 873 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Charleville, Queensland |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Texas, South Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen McManus, Oak Park, Texas, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3600 Pte James Roland McMANUS, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 21 March 1919; 3594 Pte John Thomas McMANUS, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Found guilty, England, 11 November 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 3 November, to 7.45 pm, 9 November 1916: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 27 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France from England, 25 November 1916. Admitted to hospital, 9 December 1916; rejoined unit, 1 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 July 1917. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917; invalided to England, 5 August 1917, and admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, 6 August 1917 (gun shot wound, back). Proceeded overseas to France, 17 January 1918; rejoined Bn, 24 January 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 1 September 1918 (gun shot wound, ear and scalp); invalided to England, 4 September 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 4 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HMAT 'Anchises', 28 February 1919; discharged, Brisbane, 4 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 62 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
