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, 9 August 2011
Diary Entry - 9th August, 1916
Just the ordinary work went on – stables etc. It was a very warm day and the banks of the Ancre were crowded with Tommies, who seemed to be having a really good time, poor chaps. I was going to bathe with Sanger, who is nearby, but there was no room for us, so I enjoyed a tub instead.
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