Service Details
Name:
 MANNING
Given Name:
 GEOFFREY EDWARD
Initials:
 G E
Rank:
 Flight Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1935-10-01
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Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Died of broncho pneumonia, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 17 September 1917 pg. 9577 - serving with East Surrey Regiment - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty under heavy shell fire. He was instrumental in saving the lives of several NCOs and men of his company who had been buried in a tunnel by an enemy bombardment. He was severely wounded whilst engaged on this duty."
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mabel Dorothy Manning, of Roberts Heights, Pretoria. He had a son and a daughter.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY
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