Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Frank Manning
In memory of:
Private Frank Manning
October 22, 1916
Rouen, France
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
22nd Bn.
Additional Information
March 25, 1892
Montréal (St-Patrice), Quebec
June 8, 1915
Montréal, Quebec
Baptized Patrick Manning but nicknamed "Francis" by the 1901 census. Son of Patrick Manning (deceased in 1895) and Marie-Anna "Annie" Pelletier (remarried to Jean-Baptiste Sauvage in 1898), of Montréal, Québec, and later of Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. Seriously wounded in the back and abdomen at Courcelette in early October, he was gradually evacuated to No. 11 Stationary Hospital in Rouen. He was admitted there in a precarious condition on October 7th and died there two weeks later.
Commemorated on Page 132 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
Seine-Maritime, France
B. 12. 44.
The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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