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.
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amongst the officer casualties: 'Doonah' may be Lt Col John Graham Dooner, who went to France in March 1916 - he was killed as a staff officer in 34th division in July 1918.
Major Goschen was to command 36th Brigade for the last 2 years of the war - as we shall doubtless hear [Lt-Col Arthur Alec Goschen].
amongst the officer casualties:
ReplyDelete'Doonah' may be Lt Col John Graham Dooner, who went to France in March 1916 - he was killed as a staff officer in 34th division in July 1918.
Major Goschen was to command 36th Brigade for the last 2 years of the war - as we shall doubtless hear [Lt-Col Arthur Alec Goschen].
Thanks, dne1
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