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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Thursday, 7 March 2013
Diary Entry - 7th March, 1918
Walk to rear position near Metz and then on to forward wagon line. On the way down Trescault slope got a bit of a start as the Hun put down a heavy barrage on the Flesquierre front but nobody came over. Funnily enough, he did the same thing at two fifteen p.m for no apparent reason. Meet Siggers at the forward WL and walk back to the guns with him, meeting various people on the way - Mills, Claudet, Sanger, Thorburn. Again stroll down to Metz position in the afternoon with Siggers and Major to inspect our mine, which we are building in conjunction with the seven ones.
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