Daniel Manning was born in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, on December 25, 1883. Daniel enlisted August 27, 1915, in Sarnia with the 70th Battalion. At the time, he recorded his next of kin as Mrs. E. Swift, of London, Ontario, his occupation as a clerk, and his marital status as single. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 1st Battalion, with the rank of Private. On September 11, 1916, Daniel Manning would lose his life, the result of wounds received while fighting during the Battle of the Somme, France. Daniel Manning would later be officially listed as, Died of Wounds. Was wounded by shrapnel in the stomach while on a working party on the night of September 10th, 1916. He was taken to a dressing station, from there evacuated to No. 21 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station where he died the following day. Thirty-two year old Daniel Manning is buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Grave VI.A.10.
SOURCES: C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G