The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Manning
- First Name:
- Donald Thomas
- Nick Name:
- Don
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX7660
- Company:
- ‘C’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 10.08.1940
- DOB:
- 26.06.1914
- Place of Birth:
- Dwellingup, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Thomas Manning
- Mothers's Name:
- Margaret Adeline Manning
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Miner
- Memorial:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Collective Grave, Plot 3, Row F, Grave 48-53, Age 28
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi, Thompson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp), Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- ‘ D ’ Force Thailand, V Battalion
- POW#:
- 3/8612 & 2271
- Cause of Death:
- Avitaminosis
- Place of Death:
- Kuii
- Date of Death:
- 22.10.1943
- Buried:
- Grave No. 205, Kuii
General Description
Manning enlisted AIF August 1940 and later joined 2/4th MGB’s ‘C’ Company, No. 10 Platoon under Commanding Officers Lt. Wilson and Lt Ambrose.
Read about ‘D’ Force Thailand V Battalion
Don Manning died of avitaminosis at Kuii Camp 22 October 1943. He was 28 years of age.
Plaque at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Collective Grave, Plot 3, Row F, Grave 48-53
The above is from Jim Goldie’s family. Jim and Bill Beard died on the Sandakan March. The three men were in ‘C’ Company and enlisted in 1940.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Thomson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp) - Singapore
- Kuii, Kui Yae, 185.6k - Thailand
