William George Nicholas Manley
Assistant Surgeon, Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Register No.
- 832 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Assistant Surgeon all Assistant Surgeons →
- Unit
- Royal Regiment of Artillery (register: Royal Artillery) all Royal Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 April 1864 on this day → all of 1864 →
- Conflict / campaign
- New Zealand Wars
- London Gazette
- 22nd September 1864 on this day → all of 1864 →
- Born
- the 17th December, 1831 at Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 16th November 1901 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Memorial / grave
- at Cheltenham Cemetery
Digest of citation
During the assault on the Rebel Pah, near Tauranga, New Zealand, Assistant Surgeon MANLEY, endeavouring to save the life of a Naval Officer, Commander Hay , and others, risked his own life. He had volunteered to go along with the storming party into the Pah, where he attended to that naval officer, who was carried away mortally wounded. Assistant Surgeon MANLEY then volunteered to return to see if he could find any more wounded personnel. He was one of the last officers to leave the Pah
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MANLEY, William George Nicholas. (reg No. 832).
Assistant Surgeon. Royal Regiment of Artillery.
London Gazetted on 22nd September 1864.
Born on the 17th December, 1831 at Dublin, Ireland.
Died on 16th November 1901 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Memorial on grave at Cheltenham Cemetery.
Digest of Citation reads: During the assault on the Rebel Pah, near Tauranga, New Zealand, Assistant Surgeon MANLEY, endeavouring to save the life of a Naval Officer, Commander Hay , and others, risked his own life. He had volunteered to go along with the storming party into the Pah, where he attended to that naval officer, who was carried away mortally wounded. Assistant Surgeon MANLEY then volunteered to return to see if he could find any more wounded personnel. He was one of the last officers to leave the Pah .
Additional information:. Surgeon-General Manley was a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB). He also held the Prussian Iron Cross (second class), Knight of the Order of St John, the Bavarian Order of Merit and Geneva Cross . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 he served with the British Ambulance, attending to the wounded of both antagonists.
Additional information
Surgeon-General Manley was a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB). He also held the Prussian Iron Cross (second class), Knight of the Order of St John, the Bavarian Order of Merit and Geneva Cross . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 he served with the British Ambulance, attending to the wounded of both antagonists.
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