Born: 1898
Died: 18 April 1918
Buried:
Address: 15 Fletton Terrace, Eccleshill
Parents: Charles & Florence, nee Grocock
Spouse:
Siblings: Three and two s tep siblings
Occupation: Doffer,
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s; Tyne Cot
Children:
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Walter Manning
Walter Manning was born in 1898
the son of Charles Manning and
Florence, nee Grocock.
Charles had previously been
married to Mary Ann Cocksedge
and they had two children. Mary
Ann died in 1893 aged 39 years.
Charles married Florence in 1895.
By 1901 they were living at 47
Harrogate Street. In 1911 the
family had moved to 15 Fletton
Terrace. Walter at 13 years of age
was working as a doffer employed
by Messrs C and A Wilson, worsted
spinners of Eccleshill.
Walter enlisted in January 1915 at
the age of 16 years as Private
60884 in the 22nd (Tyneside
Scottish) Battalion of the
Northumberland
Fusiliers.
His Battalion landed in
France in January 1916
and as a 17 year old he
was involved in the
Battles of the Somme, at
Albert, Bazentin and
Pozieres.
During one of these
battles he was wounded
in the head by a bullet having been
saved by the helmet he was
wearing.
Walter was killed in action during
the German spring offensive known
as the Battle of Lys 9th April to the
29th April 1918. His
battalion were fighting at
Estaires when Walter died
on the 18th April. He
was 19 years of age.
He is either remembered
or buried at the Tyne Cot
Memorial on land which
is the free gift in
perpetuity of the Belgian
people.
Walter left his effects to
his mother Florence who received
£6.6.9d on the 12th September
1918 and a War Gratuity of
£13.10.0d on the 13th November
1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
