Edye Rolleston Manning

February 14, 1889 (age 68)

Royal Air Force

In the early days of World World War II he was tasked with establishing a string of airfields in the Far East from Lashio to Mingladon. When World War I broke out, Manning ceased his studies at Edinburgh and joined the Cavalry, serving in France and Belgium with the 15th Hussars. 2253 on 9 October 1916. He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 while serving with Number 3 Squadron. In 1928 he chose to go on half-pay in order to attempt a flight from England to Australia in a Westland Widgeon he owned privately. He got as far as Tunis before crashing at Lebda. Manning was uninjured but his plane was a write-off and he was forced to abandon the attempt. After his aborted flight, Manning became Officer Commanding of Royal Air Force Hornchurch (1930) and Royal Air Force Manston (1933) before retiring in 1935 to become a stockbroker in Sydney. At the advent of World World War II he was persuaded to return to the Royal Air Force becoming Officer Commanding Number. 221 Group as a Group Captain in March 1941, establishing a "string of airfields stretching from Lashio to Mingladon". In January 1942 he was appointed Air Commodore of the Group. Manning died on 26 April 1957. There is a photographic portrait of Manning at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Edye Rolleston Manning was born in Australia on 14 February 1889, the son of William Alexander Manning, a solicitor practising in New South Wales, Australia.

Education

He was educated at Bedford Modern School in England before studying medicine at Edinburgh University.

Career

In the early days of World World War II he was tasked with establishing a string of airfields in the Far East from Lashio to Mingladon. When World War I broke out, Manning ceased his studies at Edinburgh and joined the Cavalry, serving in France and Belgium with the 15th Hussars. 2253 on 9 October 1916.

He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 while serving with Number 3 Squadron.

In 1928 he chose to go on half-pay in order to attempt a flight from England to Australia in a Westland Widgeon he owned privately. He got as far as Tunis before crashing at Lebda.

Manning was uninjured but his plane was a write-off and he was forced to abandon the attempt. After his aborted flight, Manning became Officer Commanding of Royal Air Force Hornchurch (1930) and Royal Air Force Manston (1933) before retiring in 1935 to become a stockbroker in Sydney.

At the advent of World World War II he was persuaded to return to the Royal Air Force becoming Officer Commanding Number.

221 Group as a Group Captain in March 1941, establishing a "string of airfields stretching from Lashio to Mingladon". In January 1942 he was appointed Air Commodore of the Group. Manning died on 26 April 1957.

There is a photographic portrait of Manning at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Achievements

Frustrated by the stalemate of trench warfare he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps where he attained RAeC Certificate Number. As Commanding Officer of Number 6 Squadron, Manning was responsible for the evacuation of the British High Commissioner from Suliemanieh in Kurdistan after which he was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.

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