Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) | III. B. 54. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 36C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Samuel and Alice Manning; husband of H. A. Haynes (formerly Manning), of Britton's Cottage, St. Michael, Barbados, British West Indies.Education & Career :
Attended Dulwich College 1905-1908:
Born on November 4th 1891 [sic], John was the son of Barbados-based merchant Samuel Manning and his wife, Alice. He came to the College in September 1905, by which point his elder brothers, Arthur and Herbert, were both already OAs. During his three years at the College he was a boarder in Ivyholme. After leaving in the summer of 1908 he went up to Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, and in 1911 earned a 2nd Class in Law. He went on to return to Barbados, where he set up as a barrister, and was not without success.
John returned to England in 1915 and spent time training with the Inns of Court O.T.C., based at Berkhamsted. In September 1916 he was gazetted to a commission in the Cheshire Regiment, and went over to the continent with them that December. Two months later, on February 17th 1917, he was hit by a sniper whilst in the trenches near Ypres, dying later that day and being buried at Bailleul. He was survived by his widow and their child.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10th (Service) Battalion The Cheshire Regiment |
10th (Service) Battalion Formed at Chester on 10 September 1914 as part of K3 and attached to 75th Brigade in 25th Division. Moved to Codford St Mary and by November 1914 was in billets in Bournemouth. Moved to Aldershot in May 1915. 26 September 1915 : landed at France. 26 October 1915 : transferred to 7th Brigade in same Division 21 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength and main body of personnel transferred to 9th Bn. Cadre returned to England and moved to Aldershot. July 1918 : absorbed by 15th Bn, South Wales Borderers at North Walsham |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
Recorded on the Caribbean Roll of Honour:
MANNING, JOHN CARLTON Initials: J C Nationality: Barbados Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Cheshire Regiment Unit Text: 3rd Bn. attd. 10th Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 17/02/1917 Additional information: Son of Samuel and Alice Manning; husband of H. A. Haynes (formerly Manning), of Britton's Cottage, St. Michael, Barbados, British West Indies. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 54. Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), France
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St. Michael's No. 2253 E.C. | Barbados & E. Carbibean |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th December 1912 | 16th January 1913 | 30th January 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley