In 1900 PD, he held the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the light cruiser HMS Fearless as an engineering officer. Once the ship was assigned to Basilisk Station, he helped transform the recon drones into a sensor network around the planet Medusa.
During the First Battle of Basilisk, Manning was in charge of the Number One fusion plant. He was killed when Commander Dominica Santos jettisoned the fusion bottle to save the ship from a fatal reactor failure. (HH1)