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, 12 February 2013
Diary Entry - 12th February, 1918
Go to Rocket OP at twelve and relieve a ranker belonging to the 71st Battery. Did some revolver shooting in the afternoon as the OP happened to be in an old crater where the Hun had blown up the road.
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