Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family January 1915 - May 1915 - Part 12

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First World War, 1914–18
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Maadi gyp 13/5/18 My dearest Nate Here I am again. I am glad t tell you the wound in my foot has quitt healed over just a dry Heah or each nd Is is jut a wel bit stiff to walk an with & a tedhit rore if the going is rough but otherwise I an profectly will & guite fit to go fact which I hope to do in twoon thre days time. I am still injoring from Bronchitis which makes me speak quity herrely but this alo wilh roon be rightagain now. They have rent me out here to a beautifulhom with mne scotet people marned brawford. The reaoos. courve being that while I am practically perfectty will they recton I am not yet ginty strong enough to pland fitigine & they need the peds at the Hospital for all the new cares that I wonder what an coming in. reople i cnstratinn thought 2 that dreadful slangerter. Blt thme wire just splendid they seened to it than a forthel rink no moref
match & the wounded were is charful & are all is anxious tgt back. I am very friend of my perentt Boys but all were alike of trs nore hold wack The frawsfords like dozens of the other English people here have ffered to tate in patients who like myself are recovering from wounds or nctevers. They are very nice + kind indeed. They have a wee laddie called I am. He is a dear lutle char but very small for huage I think onr laddie would be quite a beg as he is. Then they have a giali about 8. She goes to school I think her name is ctilsa. So they are scotch enough. The Daddy's neme is john & the ladys name is gean they all come from Ayrshire. They rem a very Lapin couple & seem very comfostably off but I don't know yet what the does. They have a very nee garder all the Light Horse regiment which have been camped her are being rent o the front leaving thenr horses behind to there
is endently urgent need for men to go to the pont or thes would not be dore. I saw se of my boys yesterday who had just come back. He tells me that Coloner Gartside who ws 2 ir Command to Colonel Bolton of the 3th Battation has been given command of the 30 Battation. I suppse they though Rapert Henderoon though he was no cool teare o pondar was too young for the responsibelity He told me that our Brigade under Colonel McCay & some Nenzealanders had been withdraw from the Go. Where we landed & sent down to the Southern end of the peninoula when the oritoot line was held up & that when they arrived there they delivered & very puetaymet charge I took thi Village of Kritthia driving out the Tulks but that many of them went down just like Sunday before thon maching guns of which the Tinks reen to have dozens. He told me that he had heard that tegor Henry Bennitt who yo had been killed - shop stead or Ymern not certain ths charge fus he was
& I am not going tbelieve it until confirmed as the report of my death was spread all over the place after I was hit. I know Henry ws shot through the palmof her hand or the Sunday but after coming to the Phip I having it dressed he returned to his regiment I have heard runows that Col. Mr. Nichol was killed toofid throalss I am not indired t believe. Well now my darling Kate I dont think they is much how that I can orite about except the you that you are always in my thought you & ther two noeit wee thermes. God he with you all shass protect you always. There will be much dreadful fighting before we captun Constantinople but it musthe done + we can only trust in God who has been our friend io for to be my dear west hunhine girl still I keep a miling face cheeful heart God thrs you dearsit. yovm love thang i& sear & keep some for you on dear self & millions of kinofor you & Mdear a letter bete me ti orge pets. I am longing how m are gitting on Goodlyen iom Fralg Donny ir
The BZaig Maady monday My dearest Natic 15/14 Here I am stuck here still I am not my when I will be able to get away. I went out yesterday to the cary at Lectoriu. Then are about 15 of my leoy there waitingt go lack including her Walker. He was on guard when I got there. He is quit wll again. I had to walk about 1 1/2 miles from the train to the camp shack the same distance back. It quite knocked me up t my fot welled up a lit is it connnced me that as I felt. I was I was not as strong telling Copt Stewart whom I shis at Heliopolis about being in weak & he told me that I was much worse with Bronchitis as the Hospital than they let me know at the time & they were purpresed that I gos round again is quickly. to you ree providence was on our ride again. It would he had luck to dodge the Bullety or nearly dodge then & mupt out with Bronchite os preecomoni which the he was afraid would develor However M & Ms Crawford I am practically all right now & the people here are wonderfully kind You must writ to Mis Crawford
& thankher. I showed her you judit she think you look lorely. She gave me a native bracchs from the toudar which the ng there make out of Geraffer tails for then mps. I is for the wer phusact. Ther has been another be lattle on th Keninoula. They tell me then is t Biltation hardly any left of the poor old I now and of all the ofpcers only Lieut Gulls is now fit for service all throther ofan beng killed or wounded most of these who pwoundedan are getting or well. I heard that Rupest Herderon was killed. I hope the is not true. It would be dreadful for his people if bothboys have been killed pr as I told you in my last letter poor collar died on hir way here on the shop & was heried at sea a did also Lieut Chapman and Lieut Davey I hear Capt Hunter was killed also on Saturdayweek lask with many others but that the Bay behaved with entraorderary beavery & that the 5th & the 7th were lothmentioned in despatches. Colonel Gartside from the 8th Baltatin was put in charge of the 1t Butten I suppose they though Rupent too youre hear now that Gartsids was also kieled. I wonder what people are reying a ctartiaten
now I must be worse there than it is here on account of the propence. I am apaid it will be monch I months before people will know if ever they do the fate of some of thesr relatives for in that denve screet a man might be for ever undercovered & particularly as they took the Nctorion from the place wher we foughti the Sunday & transferred them down t foult of the kentnoula, I hear the Regular Soldien were astonished at the ricklen daringof one men & have nicknamed them the white Thurkas, but on Lear all wrl inders if they are ture of strangs stores & reming One is that after the fight the whole victorian pregade of 4000 men could only muster I so men fit for pervice & that the Brigadion & all his staf were wounded though fortuatio none were killed. I hear that Capt Finlaysa was dargerously wounded. I hope this ynt correct. Id would be sad yor poar Mrs Fenlays if he died. A great many of our fergeantshave her promited (Tell Geordie that gack wert was made an officer but whether he is alivs or dead I cannot vay at present - Kergthyn I rave of the Merdin Rifley was made an opei
but has nos bew wounded I hear. Nws very lad luck for ken walker thathe i wounded or be would have had his commension by now but on the otherhand had be received it he would probatly hare killed heer deed or wounded on Saturday week for I believe that the fere was arful. The Germans held a village & lad machine guns in every other houe almost & simply poured lead at them. But all this is just what I hear from the wounded men. Veryfew of them are now coming here, frowds of them excluding deit beaveon hrift & serravin lave bee peur on to maltafar all the hospitals here an full & at Hlexardria as well while Lrent Deneby & many another has gone right or th England. quite a lot have died owing to neglect or th Voyage yoo th Dardonelles t Dlenandrea. The ships were crowded out with wounded & there were notmearly enough Doctors & in many cares no muses at all. Here again I was very very fortunate as I was put in the Hospital ship & not in a Tranor I believe Major Velezad would have certainly died her he feen put on a tramport as por Allan Herde was
Many of the muses at Helropols an quite worn out hote know who was is good to me when I was they has contracted Bloodporsoning & is in a very lad way. She was good tome. On fact all the Austration muses are wonderfully goot. Wirter O Diyer who was the night mure alio was wonderfully good the was like a ghost the quiet way the ured to seere about. When I was wort I used to look up & find her fending over me in thrnight listening to my breathing + I never nce heard bese come int the room. Well Kitty my darling old meatheart I think this is just alont all the news is far. I have not had a litter from you since I left Sgypt on the 3rd of Spil & only the me from Becle which reached me at Lemnos. Goodness knows when I will get another & it is very lones ome without them tortaatily Mr Robert were said all well so I feel contented that you are all right. I hope you are carryingout Bellis promise the fat + healthy when I am coninglack. It is a mercy you had the operation over before thes fighting wots place a it would have ben hard or you. I have learns tha Mr Prawford is the Inspecto of the Natural Bans of Sgiht here is that is how we has to tranctace

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