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, 21 February 2012
Diary Entry - 21st February, 1917
Bee: A very mild day and the mist cleared up for about two hours this afternoon. The 6-inch gun was dropping some very close here today. I had a go at trying to drain the water off the position but it is so thick – like pea soup – that it is hard to do much with it. Oakley went to the OP this afternoon.
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