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, 15 January 2013
Diary Entry - 15th January, 1918
At eleven, Siggers and I rode into Bapaume, intending to try to get a car into Amiens. It began raining hard when we got in there and thaw precautions were on, stopping all lorries and cars from running, so we decided to stop there on the chance of catching something. The rain continued all day, so we decided to stay and see the pantomime and then walk home if the rain had stopped. We saw the panto. It was quite good, but the rain still continued to come down in buckets so we stayed at the club.
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