Manning, Dennis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis |
Surname | Manning |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 14-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin Walton Manning and Eliza Manning, of Backford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT110 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoak (St. Laurence) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 4. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1112428 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Squadron Motto | Who shall stop us |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Sea Rd, Felpham, West Sussex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques on Wall & Slate Stone |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of a Hampden Bomber of 144 Sqn which crashed near this site 14th April 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13457 (P367797/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 15-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2215 at Felpham between Bognor Regis and Middleton-on-sea. Crashed 2215 at Felpham between Bognor Regis and Middleton-on-sea. |