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, 29 June 2013
Diary Entry - 29th June, 1918
Walk with Major towards the forward wagon line, leaving him at the 15th to attend a BCs meeting. Find on reaching the forward wagon lines that our horses have gone on up to the guns. However they soon arrive and I send the Major's to the 15th and go on to the rear WL. The harness looks well for the show, which is to be an eliminating show for the brigade, in spite of the fact that we have thirty five men down with PU. This is I believe also called Spanish influenza and puts the men down with a fever for eight days to three weeks. Come back after tea and look at the mine which is going down in our rear position near brigade on our way. They have eight frames in which is good.
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