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Arthur Manning
Arthur Manning, Jenny's paternal uncle, was born in 1911 in Topsham, Devon. Within a year of his father's death in action, Arthur was sent to the Draper's School in Purley. On leaving school he became a member of staff in Somerset branches of the Westminster Bank. When World War Two was declared he joined the army and died fighting in Italy in 1943.
Arthur as a baby
(studio photo)
Arthur aged
about eight
(studio photo)
Arthur and David
in school uniform
Arthur aged twenty in Broomhill Lane, Bristol, on Christmas visit from digs in Somerset
Arthur in
Westminster Bank
suit, probably
in Bridgewater,
Somerset, early 1930s
Arthur at work in a branch of the Westminster Bank (later became NatWest Bank)
Arthur joined the 5th Battalion of the Somerset Infantry in 1939 as a private
Arthur, probably in Egypt, around 1941
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