Manly, Richard Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Joseph |
Surname | Manly |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Richard Arthur Manly and Jean Dorothea Manly, of Malvern, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP332 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/1. Grave 246A. |
Epitaph | PRAY FOR HIS SOUL. REQUIESCAT IN PACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 437624 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 19-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1145 hrs. One of the bombs detonated in the bomb bay, trapping F/O Cornell in the escape hatch. |