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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Thursday, 3 February 2011
Diary Entry - 3rd February, 1916
Main feature of the day seems to be news in the papers of a raid on England by four Zeps. The morning is spent choosing battery positions and shooting spires with the compass. In the afternoon, Wilson, orderly officer of 41st, and self, go to battery, calling in at wagon line on the way. Nothing doing there, but the OB reported two direct hits during the afternoon.
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