Manning, Dennis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis |
Surname | Manning |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
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 |
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
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. |