McManus, Edward –

Second son of Mr. and Mrs. John McManus, of 86, Trafford Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914. Formerly 2nd Bn., Royal Irish Rifles. Reported wounded and missing since 05/08/1917, and subsequently presumed killed. St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, Farnworth.

Personal details

  • Surname: McManus
  • Forename: Edward
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 5th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 9th (West Belfast) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 2612
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 40.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 11/06/1915 15/10/1915 26/10/1917 28/12/1917 18/01/1918 23/08/1918 08/11/1918 13/12/1918 27/12/1918

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