Edward Walford Manifold was born on 28th April 1892 and grew up in the Western District of Victoria. Together with his older brother William Herbert (Bee), he travelled to England to join the Royal Field Artillery when World War I broke out. Day by day, this blog publishes his letters home and the entries he made in his diaries, from 1915 when he was first sent to France until 1918 when his service ends. (To follow on Twitter: manifold1418)
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Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Diary Entry - 1st February, 1916
The battery goes back to the guns, but I remain in Béthune on a course of map reading under Colonel Martin Powell. My billet is changed to that of Marsdorf's, near the wagon line, and I stay on Messing with the 41st Brigade. Our first lecture is held in RA headquarters and finishes about twelve. The whole afternoon is free.
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