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, 23 February 2013
Diary Entry - 22nd February, 1918
During the night the infantry had put up a lot of wire on Highland Ridge and also dug part of a trench and the Hun had put over a few shells at intervals, meaning to try and catch them or any movement there. It was raining in the morning but lifted at midday though a heavy mist hung about.
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