His story
Henry Hector Manton worked as a general dealer’s assistant in Bedford. His parents, Henry and Kate, lived at the Hop Pole in Cauldwell Street.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps sergeant, recorded with No. 2 Veterinary Hospital. He was attached to the 250th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
He died on 12 January 1917, aged 22. His recorded burial place is Heilly Station Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- General Dealer's Assistant
- Residence recorded
- Bedford
- Family
- Son of Henry and Kate Manton, of The Hop Pole, Cauldwell St., Bedford.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/03540
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 2 Veterinary Hospital
- Attachment
- 250th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 12 January 1917
- Age
- 22
- Cemetery or memorial
- Heilly Station Cemetery
- Grave reference
- V. F. 42.
Where he worked
- No. 2 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- Fergus Norman Wilkinson LATHAMAlso recorded with No. 2 Veterinary Hospital
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave — individual memorial
- Research record number: 157
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Henry Hector Manton”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/manton-henry-hector-tt-03540/.
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