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Name: MANNING, William Henry GCMG, KBE, CB (Brig.-General), Sir
Birth Date: 19.7.1863 Great Malvern, Worcs.
Death Date: 1.1.1932 Faversham
Nationality: British
First Date: 1901
Profession: Appointed 1st Inspector-General of KAR in EAP 1901-1907, Uganda, B. Somaliland, BCA.
Married: 1. In London 1910 Clara Maude Ross b. 11 Dec 1890 Beccles, d. 1967 Fakenham (div. 1913, she later m. Evan Henry Llewellyn); 2. In Ceylon 1920 Olga Mary Sefton-Jones b. 30 May 1897 Croydon, d. 17 Sep 1993 Winchester
Children: Marie Gulielma Barbara (26 Oct 1922 London-1988); Rowena Margaret (1926 London-2020); Dora Katherine Mary (19 July 1928 Hollingbourne-2006)
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Moyse, Kenya Diary, Debrett, EAHB 1905, North, EA Diary 1903, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907
War Service: Indian Staff Corps
School: Cambridge University and RMC, Sandhurst
General Information:
Moyse - He was the senior of the commandants in the African protectorates - in 1901 he went to Zanzibar re the setting up of the KAR and then returned to England. ......... 1902-04 Manning Commandant - impressed by excellent intelligence reports compiled by the military officers in Uganda, especially those of Major Gorges and Major H.B. Rattray .......... Jan 1920, appointed Governor of Nyasaland
Kenya Diary - 1903 - Nairobi - Manning was out here a little time back; he is our Inspector-General. A story from Uganda relates that when he inspected the company of Capt. Sykes he said: "Now Capt. Sykes, I should like to see your company do the bayonet exercise." Sykes replied : "So should I, sir." .........…
15th Dec. 1905 - Muhoroni - Nandi Expedition - General Manning arrived here today from Uganda and a conference with the Nandi chiefs was held in the afternoon. After what I considered a weak and disconnected harangue by Hayes-Sadler, who neither knew what he wished to say nor could speak coherently, the terms were delivered in phrases of doubt and vacillation.
Debrett - entered S. Wales Borderers 1886, became Capt. ISC (now Indian Army) 1897, Brevet major 1898, Brevet Lieut.-Col. 1899, Major and Brevet Col. 1904, and Hon. Brig.-Gen. 1913; retired 1910; served with Burma Expedition 1887-9 (wounded, medal with clasp), with Miranzai Expedition (1st) 1891, with Hazara Expedition 1891 (clasp), in command of Mlanje and Chirad-Zulu Expeditions 1893-4 (medal), in British C. Africa 1895-8, in command of operations against Chief Mpezeni (despatches, Brevet Major, Brevet Lieut.-Col., clasp), in NE Rhodesia 1898, and in command of Somaliland Field Force 1902-3 and of its 1st Brig. 1903-04 (despatches, medal with 2 clasps, CB, KCMG); Dep. Commr., Consul, and Comdt. of troops in British Central Africa Protectorate 1897-1901, and Inspector-Gen. of King's African Rifles 1901-7; acted as Commr. and Consul-Gen., British C. African Protectorate 1897-8 and 1900-01, and as Gov. 1907-8; was Commr. and Com.-in-Ch., Somaliland 1910, Gov. and Com.-in-Ch. Nyasaland Protectorate 1910, Capt.-Gen. and Gov.-in-Ch. of Jamaica 1913-18, and Gov. and Com.-in-Ch. of Ceylon 1918-25; has 1st class Order of Rising Sun of Japan
EA Diary 1903 - Appointed Inspector-General of the forces in the 2 Protectorates, as well as in Somaliland and British Central Africa on October 1st 1901
HBEA 1912 - presented the Manning Cup for competition amongst the 4 Protectorates of B. Central A., BEA, Uganda & Somaliland (Rifle shooting)
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