Rudolph John Thompson Manning

Forenames

Rudolph John Thompson AWMM

Surname

Manning AWMM

Also known as

John AWMM

Service number

8587 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Paparata, Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr F.W. Manning (father), Paparata, Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Apr 1902 AWMM Single AWMM

War

South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

8587 AWMM

Enlistment

South Africa Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

South Africa Vessel was Drayton Grange AWMM Trooper AWMM 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles. A Squadron AWMM 10th Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Pneumonia and scarlatina AWMM

Last rank

South Africa Trooper AWMM
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent AWMM

Buried at Sea

Father was named Frederick William Manning. AWMM

Death

15 Aug 1902 AWMM

Date of death

14 August 1902

Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 11 October 2015 - Death notice; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19020827.2.2.2&srpos=2&e=-------10--1----0manning+montrose--
and
Family memorial notice; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19030814.2.2.2&srpos=17&e=-------10--11----0manning+montrose--

Age at death

21

Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 11 October 2015 - Death notice; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19020827.2.2.2&srpos=2&e=-------10--1----0manning+montrose--

Place of death

Onboard HMS Montrose, buried at sea

Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 11 October 2015 - Death notice; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19020827.2.2.2&srpos=2&e=-------10--1----0manning+montrose--

Cause of death

Died of Sickness AWMM

Memorial name

• Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• South Africa War Memorial, St Peter's in the Forest Church of England Cemetery, Bombay Road, Bombay, Franklin District, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20521971
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Ranfurly Veterans' Home. Opening ceremony to-day. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 294, 10 December 1903, Page 5
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19031210.2.26&srpos
  Further Reference

References

• Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.
  Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1902. H.6B. Nominal Roll