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MCMANUS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2703 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1886, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2703, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2703, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2703, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2703, 59th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Two brothers killed at Fromelles, 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. A third brother 3888 Pte. Alfred McManus 22nd Bn 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.