Frederick Charles Manning
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Able Seaman D/SSX 24900
Parents: Gilbert Willilam and Daisy Elizabeth Manning
Home address: Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of birth: 13/03/1920
Date of death: 22/05/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial (Panel 47, Column 3.) and St Michael's Church Winterbourne Memorial
Age: 21
Further information:
H.M.S. Gloucester Royal Navy.
Frederick was killed during the German invasion of Crete. The H.M.S. Gloucester was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, 15 nautical miles west of Antikythera island, Greece by German Ju-88 and Ju-87 bombers. The commanding officer, 45 officers and 648 more men were killed when she sank.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1233.html