Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, June - December 1915 - Part 10

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First World War, 1914–18
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Derorport Military Hospital dearest Krt 15 There is not much in the way. news tletyou I am getting o quite well but very gradhally, as I was desritly weak. Sinds allowed uy for a the Baleoy corple of hourt thi after It was very bughts wern & pleasant hes was glad t ges boed again it made me very rexed I had a butte note fou solo Uncle Rolert askengne tc wth him when I am able thavel. I would like to ree inimlas I dont fene what he I will have a beaure as you as I am strong enough I asnt ogo lock MM Boys et untor thre will se a conpleg weeks after I am, po to leave the Hospital before I would be any ure is to pold as I will have t reghining full strength advi the Ims. this time I way go I could remember, your mother irelage I would try to have a look at that arss. It gets just at th Back of my id but I cannot think of the name I semente about thoold lady you y eised to 9 doydle cull by itatnam, & haght at the weather is very nicet fine here atprent. they say it has beendry down here thet summer I feel a disalful, wafer lyer here so comfortable my wy stifthion ontyonver. hea pbet sold tunshafe Lady I do hope you are not worryor about me. I have no may to ruedet colle prist now I camn t ul gut ton we yet paid here a I have not hada nace slep sgynt last. I have nto oth other idea where lapt Hlmagon or a is i hylbed are lreated officers of the sn who mitling lon& king oou & the dear ll eoving pits. Love & name & Ballly sida son un
129 forpiso Mrs 1 WI St 1 29.465 pore 1 Sictor he
Sunday 191 Sept My denerelt fet Military Hogutal Here I am againwriting by pervnport Ayyou. I am injorng rlonty I get by east ay comple of howrs ithbafternot bees danstill very witth or my ppe glad byet tack tobed. One of the laldie of the Hin a this beoue wp of me of tht Doctors here called to see me. Hee was tor ao Bollarat shied hsmang years, That was sharge warnt it sthes as ackeed me out ther place when I ar well enough. They dont luve or rom but some distanc out on the moors as they call it. I mppie he drives in or he can t see hepatients o peatap they have returd. He is ths Baderologist to this Hropital Will didigal body I tarent the leaitht y hews tearte tomis I was very said Sa when I thought I had lort you phot bort was comepoudingly delighted when it came & light yyou Iwonder of you have oeen walte conder. I fest furng little Chap made you lought. He is. taos Blyard porl be with you alloo hepre tha reaches you. He had inploed wondefully when I last neard of him & was quit out of dangs When I lass heardeof poorM Nirhl be lov a verybad usy & ut was doubtful of he would reader. He has had an awful time the ladled lodged right o the nf joint coming frightful pain at every morenent & it was almost imporble bgit at at remove it inthous cutting the bg rign of & h at last got is weak it was darguoust attempt ofsiation at all. Boorold ct of I fee he nere ane guit trope i the camnot fear you t but th em to take kinds Iral of butf at Walte. He was tookinter will but the m id in an anr had not healed up. W taken a long time for Bronk wounds theal. He wont hallet hold himself of he gits the P.C. Hena pnng be is very pave - not agood offur Wk undeng dronge Bordat tto JHIplshed mudaley Ws tooke erridut he getovery Tadmeriscraty alontt JoCompory. St
Sept 19th 1915 Mr. H.E Ellok verran 29 Mitchell Street Northcolo Victoriu Hustralin
pd. thar t 27/9/13 aonts net sun for the 18th Mn. 610 LoCol N. Baskley Mt aor ar aegente so e e to en e en te ene aene WELWYN. HERTS. Deareon fit England I did not get the inclosed letterposted as I intendedas I was sent anay last Friday to condon as deronport was not agreen with me. Wis a culte not of place then. or now staying wieh Colonal Percy Buckley the Commoncal t Militor conner is Londo He was me of the rono. the original Buckley Buckley oMunn o Wel off couse has heaps yoom his mother a very old funng te bodyin sill alive but att though very deof-Sne- his daughters unnarried lives with her a
you would lve this place. The Grounds are like our Botancal Gardens only more is hre perhaps like thatebroy gordn Lorely great hy old oak rec lmod Phidmids bedars & up in a bel wonderful where you can get loe glimpoes of ninilar places all round. It is about 20 miles due nowt ondr & near Lord Lalisbery plac at Hatfield Mrs. Bulkley ho. promised blake we through Hotpeld Houn mone day & also through St Abbor cuthediol which date fror willian th Conquiror & madeever ther of Roman Bricks taken from the Roman Villad at Perulanium which 200 te the komornanc for it ever the a sostaountry belurb of London where the Ronger Governors and thir lecause itnas
23 ro pretty. Mrs Buckley is & scotch. The & nexrtn Moro McCallin who live with ther are morethan ka Clas Lient Whilton who has ben with them fr 3 months & Capt Dekarn ar here. Whitelan who has looppart his foot is to go hom t pristiates next week. I well ask him t call I see you. thee is hope that De Rann who had pait of his Bigtoe shot off i be able to rejoin. We wound home appeted th be pout & itisting marraged which is gradually but stule reducing it ort hope ngo hthe has tbe ven canful as if he walks o it much of peloy. I sak lant Firlaym who is at a moor belands which is just weat doo but that means nearly half a milicalk ad through a lovely old avenue of Blis called the monds walk because lost place origially belorged tth old Cacholie Afbot & the Belandsplace was the church & then house is hult against it while the place was the Rectory where tho wnrks live. There was a numery when the ithand place stands & they say then is an endugromt paronge connecting the cellary of the s place buut it ho ben bucked us at this end. H Roger is they also. thi goot is still lad but he can wilk without crutches. sce theoppeers except Finlayion look the very picture) feast Fhulagoo in as cheery as ever. He is hughtted o his cosk deg. He is rathe the spale, but is th lep of the house I year tol McNichol has lad ths tullet Haker out s gelting splededly the cui lorely here & a very fr Bdalli days will nake me quit well I hope nt oud eced patent met an gi nd meconno to o
THE BERNERS HOTEE Telegraphie Address: -BERNERS HOTEL, OK, LONDON. BERNERS STREET, Telephone Nos.: ct 1629 T0 1634 MUSEUM ( Lines). JCONOE My dearest Rr gust a hurried him to calet the wallwes I have just learntclose at 2p doday. I am stnett C. Bucke & goin or oplerdide it ut weak dett 2 hurry I get a worto stielt in the side thit brirgs me ry shoet but I feel ppleded. had ny wth I onr the mee metpet him will oe. Moolde
glovous. What plensed news thre o om pople in France thenday I guess old Rain Bill is thinking hard I have just heard thee my poor loys have bee Major Cruiltz retured regimment thave gove in back to remnos a months well. sppove you ar full mro gackm Tanniety on olddarting You that out it hard luct I have mirsed gack all the time. I coud probably get a commosson pohin now as man in te
3 terribly short of offceistae I wonderif we would take it. I suppose poor lyn is very had aloutken. I have ben intending to erit to her ev snce but feel worehord that I cannot. I think it would break in by completity of I met the he was sot a five boy other lovedhim so much she was isford of them too And when I think of all them things I cannot wut either. you will have lotd ther are show vorry I was for the wor Cad. Mittion slore the hee weithet heap Lene p you & Baal ormo Dida

Devonport Military

Hospital

17/9/15

My dearest Kit,

There is not much in the way of

news to tell you. I am getting on

quite well but very gradually as I was

terribly weak. I was allowed up for a

couple of hours this afternoon on the Balcony

It was very bright warm & pleasant but I

was glad to get to bed again it made

me very tired. I had a little note from

Uncle Robert asking me to come & stay

with him when I am able to travel. I would

like to see them but I dont know what time

I will have at because as soon as I am

strong enough I want to go back to the Boys

expect however there will be a couple of weeks

after I am fit to leave the Hospital before I

would be any use in the field as I will

have to regain my full strength & during

this time I may go up there. I wish

I could remember ^the name of your mothers village

& I would try to have a look at that

also. It gets just at the Back of my mind

but I cannot think of the name, I remember

about the old lady you yo used to

call by that name ^of the village xxxxxxx.  The

weather is very nice & fine here at present .

They say it has been dry down here this

summer. I feel a dreadful loafer lying

here so comfortable & my boys still away

out yonder. Dear sweet old Sunshine

lady I do hope you are not worrying

about me. I have no money to send a

cable just now. I cannot find out how

we get paid here & I have not had any

since I left Egypt last. I have no

idea where Capt Finlayson or any of the other

officers of the 7th who are in England are located

Millions of love & kisses to you & the dear

wee loving pets. Love to Nana & Baby

from Dida Donny

[*You will be glad to hear that your photo wasnt lost at

all. my Batman had just moved it away very

safely & nicely & I have it now to cheer & comfort me.*]

 

Devonport

Nov 17th  15

 

Mrs H E Elliott

"Nirvana"

29 Marshall Street

Northcote

Victoria

Australia

 

DONATED RECORDS LIST

3297

3rd Series

 

Sunday 19th Sept.

Military Hospital

Devonport

 

My dearest old Kit,

 Here I am again writing

to you. I am improving slowly. I get up each day for a

couple of hours in the afternoon but I am still really wobbly.

on my pins & glad to get back to bed. One of the ladies of

the room a Mrs Crowe wife of one of the Doctors here

called to see me. She was born in Ballarat & lived

there for many years, what was strange was

she has asked me out to her place when I am well

enough. They dont live in town but some distance out

on the "moors" as they call it. I suppose her husband

xxx drives in his car to see his patients or perhaps

they have retired. He is the Bacteriologist to this

Hospital. Well darling old lady I haven't the least bit of

news to tell you. you xxxxilove you little sunshine lady

I love my too xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx. I was very sad

when I thought I had lost your photos but was

correspondingly delighted when it came to light again

I wonder if you have seen Walter Conder. I bet he

made you laugh. He is a funny little chap.

Major Blizard will be with you also before this

reaches you. He had improved wonderfully when 

I last heard of him & was quite out of danger.

When I last heard of poor Mc Nichol he was in

a very bad way & it was doubtful if he would

recover. He has had an awful time. The bullets

lodged right in the leg joint causing frightful pain

at every movement & it was almost impossible to get

at it to remove it without cutting the leg right off

& he at last got so weak it was dangerous to

attempt operations at all. Poor old chap.

I hear his nerves are just broken up & he cannot

bear you to touch him even to shake hands
I saw Lt Tutt at Malta. He was looking very
well but the wound in his arm had not
healed up. It takes a long time for Bomb
wounds to heal. He won't be able to
hold himself if he gets the V.C. He is a funny
chap but he is very brave - not a good officer  by
any means usual standards though good at the job I picked him
for looking after horses but he got very xxxx muddled
about the work administration of his Company. Quite
 

 

 

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