Letters from Harold Edward Elliott to his family January 1916 - June 1916 - Part 14

prove me wrong in my estimation of them
but his ever satisfied  to go or any old
way & of course he got the Blame? I think we
are beginning to get [[?]] General [[?]] Brigade
beaten now. in todays orders there is a comment
all in our favor or the secrecy’s with
which crime in this Brigade is treated
& the clemency with which it is treated in
others & the remarks made that as a result
the crime is least where it is it is dealt with
more secretly. We have had a lot of the scum
of the army from the old [[?]] unloaded
upon us & I gave them fair warning that
if they played up they were in for it. One
man we gave two years hard labor to the
other day for refusing to obey his orders &
today one 12 month for a similar offence
but not quite as flagrant. Both men were
thorough bad character. The first lad a
wife in London & another in Melbourne & 
they stopped all his pay for the first wife he
wouldn’t do any work & told his office so. He 
said he wasnt going to be a [[?]] [[?]]? 
[[?]] without pay. . The other had been hard at
work all the morning but then the afternoon came
he refused to go out said  had done enough
for the day swent going to do any more. He had
 

previously  been  sentenced for pretending to be ill
& bing abut withou teare. to be wa a bughe
soldier also will dearlovg darling pet youe
be getting tired of hearing these tte) t loye
is 3l stop. By the eray the 2voli o
is getting pstt full. You haveth
diary
pirst. Could you got another made at
Landro McDoligalld like it. I think mother
loght a packet or is of Indiar notpapee
& got it beand up then. Any how you can
thow them the look & ask of they can make
one like it or with ever themer paper is long
as it is strrong. He 14/5/16. We have now
received definite orders to return tour old part
and the 14th Brigade will take over from us here
tomorrow and nentday. This will que ourmen
a chance to do some snartening ey drill whee
they require as a result of bing now nearly
fee weeks in the Devent. Yesterday to day
have been veryhordays indeed My ptaff
lapt is ill at Hospital & now my Brigade
wajor wys he is feeling very much off color
My shoulder is nearly better but is a little
thpt & core still. My anble also is quite btter
but it seems very weak & gives with me still roetime
Wasty not windday thes dearie pet not elt nice
toes oo love me fuit. Millions & millims & do you truly want Hlear
dear littls old head upon me my wrecters darterg love. I would like
prenleat)
 

to be retting with you now in your dear ace house & feel
that dear old darling head nesting on me Specs Ed be
just kining you all away dear one. It seems such
a dreadful doy time mee (I had a letter from you
dearil.
Hhecd it int long really only about 3 weeks
sum about a gead since I heard your
but it
dear old loving will talking tome. tell my near
wel bavrigs I five then good + an alway thinking
of them. t wee shurot wher the tharl come
for her, if it does reach her all right, that she
mush put it away yor her botton drawer or
he just ball. I hope Mrs Milne chooses nice
things for you. Iwish I could have done it
myself ddear pet I would keem to be more
from we would & of abose it myself but hatie
well knon that love nnt it. My own dear little
loving noeet wipe God New Ikeep you safe & happy till
I am will you again. Give my wee thuract aden
from teda theferot dear wee noeet tarrnie that you gave me to
you remember dearie him pleased ws were with the wee darlingt
ho we used to might her every week to me if the wo groung good
Porr little wee Billiking did not have helf ismust ttenter but
we love him purt a much all the same dont o Kit. to you
love one more that the other the least his dearee. Dont foget to lett mes
all about then when you write deare all about thei littleways
& of they hep mumoric still Willions of love.
kines my owest get from your Very own Fida Dor
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Egyps
Dear Hate foot,
23/5/18
Very sad ome
may
me yet in letters this sine. I am exclase
a setter I got foo Mrs Milne about the Silk
also the sampte she sent I am rending
her soe money is she can by the Black selk
when she likes. I would love to bee the
Laddre in hrs Tarbush. It is the Red loy
all the people here wear who think themselves
of anyinportance. I lave oeen then now
at home as moking cape bithere the
are the commonst herdgear of ill amongnt
the satives All gvernment officcal
army offeers of the Sgurpeion torce
colike must weart them. I hope you will
like the thue dear old kit. I am
glad after all I didn't buy the Black
filk for you myslf or thit night have
cheated me podalon ighous the
The monsks is the native market where
they sell all roits of things now the
lietle
is only a letter for then is nothing o
Oh f'v nst hard that I have ben mad
a Brigadie General as from the 1st paid
re
S


I an glad they have
 

charen
had to recogning me as last is
an not as thankful to then as I
have been had they treated me the Fam
as throthers who got therr iteps. they
have dated one right back of couiod is
that purt me right as to seniority
bit
voys ar doing very well although Ilay
cratecisld ther unfrorally thet morning
for soething not allogether then foul
I am ratifed they will give qunt as
good an account of the hureeses now asan
of the others. We disrearing all rot of
daleful yorm of our loys beirg marked
iy again it trance but Iaa no
seliasing any of it until I hear it
officially. In t Hinder other for who is
a thaplan is up at Telel Keter & wrot
me anto telling me of his arrivalo
askinghon he could be me fou dear old
datlerg loxe. I thr ka you & my
dal on tell la
he little Rred cop is coming but letter
what he mye & whether he look nice in it
2ew
I than belinge corka e dailie
please letther t send Deda a rt
it I ha three lody wll be pleased with hir
ttent
shard to of mrs wilm in atte
millet of love them Dyor she pete
& Bualyohara for Fidato
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My darling Kit,
Egypt
Was delighted yesterday 129/5/16
tor
to get a litterfom Bashy will d lo
of little stoties about the doar a Bairnies, along
the laddie running to speak with oe of Dida
soldiers whom he recognized by the wed & lown
of his colors in the train & about hem girting acl
his part wet as th Sa which is just what a
wer laddie waleld do to you must justaling
take hes latters wgs or another pair of part fo him
becaust
& not have people laughing at him again cenoshe
had aunties lathing pants or Iasd shane
the Dinoaet.
Atoo alout Dae Gago making a face washer
yor Deda all by herself. I sns the a wer pet the
able tdo that te and she told me also about
Reoa that
thre anacos gacki Bry his mar othet
Shusaer's
I am ga war. He is a furnng wel laddie
Baaly said that in you eart letter you said
you would like a barf for a present. Unlees d
was in a late letter that the last I received I dont
int
think this is correct. In the letter I got I think
you said a crean a white nlk or plan Black but
I don't think a sear was mentioned at all I wirh
I had know you would like a rearl Deane
puto I hould have got Mrs miln to beily you
one aher getting the prece of rilk. I way cave

ochance, of yo up to cairs aou however
fo on hour o ar tyme I go &
I will see
 

if you were in my places wonted to please a
dear old meet fol smething dicklus- Egi
her soething that would be a real delight to herdear
old heart & wake her want tyon me a he heappogie
every time the lad tune it because it has
sonic & lardy or for any other ream atall
to long a it please you lest of anything
clod all the world Ient mind a bit. If
you would soo have something
cread blothe
or genrellery of angiting of the kind of smething
unful in the honoe. Tege mjust whatever you
want most in all the world-cepting son of course
I know you will want him but you can't lave himtill
old Raiver Bill has done with him you poorold
darling but any other thing in all ih world. If
it is too dear it doem't watter but I will tell
you of I cannot kit it for you But tell me deare what
in you heart deaire & I will try to get it. Now you want
creat a bit will you dear old love. Let me please you killy
dear is that you will love me dicklus laun I do wsnt you
low my precious mohin gulie. I am is vry your letter
for you must take written we at the same tim as Bille
has gone astray but way be it will turn by woo
cyhow I am quit cheered u since I got Barly
telling me all about everything know that your it te
petani I think we will be monyfrom hir
nt
I enclose a may, re omy boys took w the Gowailin
just lose
now
there garden are
Bardn
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t
they have Burgainvellea all over them +
glearandra & another tree growing to the
streets. It has a leaf mething llike-
Cape Waitle but softer greet & it is just
a war of red lell shaped flower al
or lagger than the largest peturas. some
are is covered with the feight scarbt
flowers that you can hardly see the leave
o they are planted a both rides of the
deek ins mne place & they lorka glorious
sight. We have hhad a very pleasure
wealher this part weck but it is commuci
to get very fot again I suppose we will fud
it all thother way very soon. I wonder
if we will be anywhe near gack
over throther rie. Will lovy pet I must
sy now no negoment o tll cep
love you more & may than ene my meet
wee knshing lady melim o live
kestt wee neit Baneo
tata Do
I wos pleased with him
Tell We laddie
for bey nice smy soldierman. He must aloay
Fedar wldier becau
late off hinat
they tre to good
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39yp
Dares Katro
I was very disappointed to
18/6/16
hear from Mrs Milne that she was no
able tget any black silk like the White
Canels haw kind. Gventually she bought
one dress length of a very nice llack ulk
(the rent on a palter) for nana & a Sthawl for
shucad from a different shop. to my pod
old Katio didn't get her black alk of arl
neith did Boaby. But let me know y
you would like black silk like Nana's
also mrs milne says she could get tlack
silk (Frenc) with raten finish whitlooked
torely but the though my lomgfell milthe
think it too young for ver to tell
me all about what you would like
Mr Milne says she dill be delighled t
buy anything any tem I letter know
Tekl my also the kind of Scarf you
meart dear or at least hast inant would
you prefer a puff bort of thing like thy Stan
I sent you latt year or a pilk shypith
embrordered flowers or it like Shurack
shave. At least I havent reen this thowt
but I think I know it kind from Mrs Wil
descrptor. If you haven't done is
yet could you send one of my little
 

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Gerdo Rifles Badges to Mrs Milne. the
noed to admire them very much when we
were here last year but I would not late
trint then I ddn't know them so weetther in
I do now & she has len very good at Roffene
times. You must apolorin to Baaly for her
disappointment about the Black filk also
I musnt count my chicken before they are
halched one thi time. About the camelolon
black rilk. The reason the people gave
Mrs Milne for it not ling ovearnalle is that
the haw und somes pord tratian Camnels.
peroian Camels & rong the War suppliestan
enedt amm it. So hit
to fegre here old naw not gestiagher what she
csnted, put you wront vey tack any trate fo that
her at preet will you darling then you knod
I would get you anything to the wold that Ieral
demake you farny as youe hee hae Barty told
we an he fast t about the dear eetaddie
cing o
ar & saying Im whappy because
must so lappy & mul is happly hau Ieda
happy Ims be a dear tull chag. I on a hear
of Myls now I in t general tell puaty I have a light
rned laid nowd my tay. The ladge for the Capina
bronge circl of landll leave on the lop there is th
Royal but conniting of a crown att ation