Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | A.I.F. Burial Ground | I.E.20 Flers | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Reginald Manoy of Dahlie Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand was the brother of Mr. A. J. Manoy, of Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. |
Mike: BEAN Wellington Battalion, 253, 641n, in Second Battle of Krithia, 15-9, 36-7, casualties, 40; at Quinn?s, 247, 252; in attack on Chunuk Bair: its role, 577-8, 666, attacks, 636-7, 666-8, defends captured position, 671-8, stren th after fight, 679, mounted d e s relieve,679. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
10/2498 1st Battlion Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Killed in action, near Flers 16th September, 1916.
Enlisted 14th August, 1915 and joined the battalion at Mudros, and reverted to the ranks, 30 September 1915.
Promoted Corporal, 1 October 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Embarked Egypt for France, 6 April 1916.
Granted temporary rank of Sergeant, 29 May 1916; made substantive 10th July, 1916.
See also: Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph.
See also: New Zealand War Graves Project.
See also: Jews in the First World Wart.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour, Wellington Jewish Community Centre, 80 Webb Street, Wellington, N.Z.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | United Manawatu No. 1721 E.C. | New Zealand (North Island) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th May 1915 | 27th May 1915 | 9th July 1915 |
Listed as an accountant at the time of initiation into United Manawutu Lodge.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley