| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0477 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Maning, Henry Anthony Beresford |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1563 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Maning, Henry Anthony Beresford (Private, b.1894 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 4929 Private Henry Anthony Beresford Maning, 60 Battalion, AIF, France, 1916. Collection consists of a four page letter written by Maning to his mother and family, five days before he was killed in action. The letter is marked as 'copy'.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 4929 Private Henry Anthony Beresford Maning, 60 Battalion, AIF. Clerk, of Caulfield, Victoria, born Gippsland, Victoria, educated at the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne; was rejected on four occasions before finally accepted for the AIF on 25 September 1915; killed in action in the Battle of Fromelles, 19 July 1916, aged 22. Son of Marcus Anthony and Louisa Maning, of Sumner, Bambra Road, Caulfield, Victoria.