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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Saturday, 18 February 2012
Diary Entry - 18th February 1917
Bee: It has been very quiet all day, owing to heavy fog principally. We had a gun pit hit direct last night and gun spring badly dished. Now have two guns in action. I had a long walk this afternoon, trying to find a dump where I could send empty cases to, which I finally found. I saw on my walk a motor engine which they can use on the light railway. It is wonderful the pace the thing goes. Has been thawing hard all day.
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