Letters from Harold Edward Elliott to his family January 1916 - June 1916 - Part 15

stroding upon it & in the middle of the cirele
there is i croosed sord & baton. She shoulder
Judges are nimpy the crowed word & baton In
addition red gorget hatches are worr or the point
of the coglar of the time, which have gold oakleave
& acorn inhordered on them. The next rank is
tdg
Wajor Senral & the only differpe to that
shar at put on (the whoulder nent the crond     
woord latg everytting eloe is the farve th I fre
to say that if tyou wear metal ether fran a bronge
bulle then also have th witt Caurel wreath & crored
swords upon then. Nent alove a Major Genera
is a nient General & we has a Brrown put
alognd t groved bords of Bato I haen
seen anyone hagher than Lient General but
there is ao full General I finlly Field
Marsball, but I dont know the ladges for
think all
there nank. foy full drkn
Generals weal I long kind o Beock Eoat
buttoned by of courtrI think a black cocked
hat witha white Lock ofe ithe plune eyon it
to wher you go with te tthe foot House Ball soe
time you will have t have are you hot father
upon you wont you deard fult fo it wouldnt do a
wess upon didd Mwrot tho ddwvr
sed a
was over if it keep on like the I'll have the
tree thurtch wanting me & lapiner to Mr Houn
Ball me of their days when I do yet lair
 

Iam is verry the missinng all their little children
ways but wdy be you will give meanother dear wer
inport the
pet tlook let on of thee days. I
thing would be apo ble opilt att Ht Cddbch
a much older An I right in thinking that the
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we biddie will be 3 years old this month & thurnet
will be five on st March nent. I was delighted to
know acout wee thuret harning to knit. Id love to sech
cittletaly firgin working the wedles for Iida Guates a
bg Leap sulli Kiors fom her got dide & tethestela
ano pleased not his dartings. I hear we are bget
another wail today I hope you letter will be nilt it
I haveet had a letter for about a month now

sttf
y a
cte
but but it was is full of news of the acepet that I was
o delighernits it wayor sauh & a few other ppee ar
gong or alead in a couple of days adrake necessary
arrangmment for i annal on the other side of the nales
of I for got t tell you s wher I side round
now I have a mounted orderly carrying a lance
with a little treangular ild pernow on thre by
end of it. The ided is os that my officer toon,
merougal have only tglavce found to epent the
mayor
lutte red Flye o then come along. General
Mclays sance has a red peror with two
point or its tail intead of one like mine, Lieut Hen
Goldley has a e red flag with a whit
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Genelal Munst as G.O.6 was a little.
to
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Unior fack or his lance. Aloo I in comun
with all other Brigadiers & my seay
all wear a blue ammlt on the right arr
General iccry & his staff & other divesional people
alw wear I red amlit & General Godley
a Red & white armlet. Now there that is justac
I know about Generals.


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dated the 23 ppil which came along all
right thouk you secmed to expect it
Hr Cnt Dolaho Fancy the wee badder
tnet t te sm mnt
prettey afreant t learn thet atter ate t
learningI
hem Hida is derighted wit hs hrave thitle tor
for helping must like that e as pust thetout
f yo ne thi
t ar
ar f y ne
of the ta
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f ths giee got tyt in uo
off her go may meay huthlay
tg har there in ang toppenest & yo and all
gntoved
you l I know M Welkinon hs Ireneri
I was news tome that symond has he
lantainey I I am very glad though he devened t
Me
& I hop he will consciny ogo us aloo
Boys. Woould
Tuft & Maron & all of the odd
be a great hering tme to have them, I
could alway depo
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them to get things done who Da
not there. Ther is all thenews my i
little wrest lady, I hear they are dillying
all oe letters no is we cannot lett you
when we are going to gravce. Alod then io
a rumor about that Breece is coming a
against ans & that we may be delayed
there after all as there als thourands
of shecks here in banness. They are
tt largest part of the Foreign populatin
mostly del storkeepen grocene etc spretend
to be very frecodly to us
Well darling old lody I must my goodlye onc
moe Milldon of le & kins fom Dedotor
byo t wil faet
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Dear
Ibengplanced
Tomorioe at 12 oclock
15/6/16
the mail that down & no more letter will
be accented until we get to our journey
end suit wher we go fom her i gt as
got hulbished but mayo days has gone
officers to get read
today with apparty
thother end for us 10 espect it with
some time beee you get a warl from
us but keep you packed up my dear
sete on
.I would like to me t dept
knttong.I cant get over the we baddie kinting
If remed impriverg enough that Shumet
should be doing it but the er laddic
But I am fouggting it is nearly two years since
I had by drilings on mykeher + they
grow u I judge from what you ray that th
laddie is little for his age. Is that ar or it is
just bs little bably ways that wake him
ner yougn that he ls. He musth odies
tong lll laddre thugh I an glad he wone
to, Gour old Henry Trobbridge. II will console
him perpop for yr lonelynen t have the
wer ladder ford of has liketat There is nothing in
the way of newr that I can lettyou. We marched
to the den cary on Fridaylard & all myby
praioed for good warsking lot Waystag
tre
 

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who is oo General McCay Stap told
major sagh when he say bin yerurday
pd prad instructions that it has
warvellono tho way the 15h Brgall
had come on learg that it had only been
in exty se 3 months. I was levs
ad only iven
pleased but and too. If they
me the oer I wanted is th pist instance
I would have had the foregad twice as good
M Fill
as it is nos in the Same i
seoff o iraes people that hs is looking
tladed. fince old colonel Field knowked
u Geoff has been in command of the
saltatir & has done walrels in
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the short time, he has been there. The
are raiidly recoming the feot Barlater
tlot lnder him of comrs I have
helped him all I know by giving he
good officer to deed ai Idot think
by ould git the Battalion as I named mayr
fuegar for i but I am glad seop bad th
charce of thewire whathe coud do as
I have still tro po winels t
well
of & I think Seffwill do grat g
Yr one & Bertgagh for the other I ware me
Crajo still thet. rid of w00. Wher thate done
I stall bepretty fright thort ther are we or tooo loys in
g. Baren o Bowtrest Harris whon I would likeben
lA
fort the
redacter temiltog
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Sgyp
My dear love,
Last night just as I was writing a weel
6/6/11
very
post card to the laddie a fat litte was handed
me. It was the me that shoued lave reached. me last
week with Baaby's but got astray rowetor. I nut is
qieen how they go astray. It was addressed just exactly
the wore as Boaly & yet-it was delayed wmne
longer. I haven't got the me a ddvessed 1s Brigad. I
guess that will be and to France. The I inpove some
on there will send it back & we will lave left by the
time it reaches here & then it will either come ofter
us again or got tured & go back home to you. Luct ada
old lonng letter this was too Im glad if foiend me out
at last. It is very mee to know you arpleased
will your old war katidarling & that you love her
so much. It makes up for tall the Separation you
I am any good it isbecause
dear old wreet heart.I
I want to always do what will please my dear mushine
lady. God llea ther dear loving heart. I remember the
boy than fom Brunoisk quite well. Ds you
remember me telling you about Lt Greig - Ada
Sewarts frinds son - lng killed. Well when siciy
voluntiered to go out ot that attack I told him I
could only give him 12 men. You we it was pretty
cirtain they would gita lad time & I wanted to send
lotgn
as proas I could. Well aout a volunten
& Greg relected his dozon. Haw voluntered but
 

was not relected but the young Villan went
out just the same & in thhute of course Brey
didn't count his party + the wasn't noticed
atalt. Well of course he is wounded other
I find out about him. All of the mer who went
out & were not killed I made Corforals or
Dergeants because they did to very havely, but
I das offended with Shan for going out wherhe wa
not picked & would not prot her at the
time but afterwards when he got letter for
his wound & came back I made him a loyoral
& then he got rick or wourded agree & was rent
home. to if you do se him you will know
all about him. He is a hrave laddre & I know
reprimanded
mind me havng so him u. Of course he
he wont reward
discrved more than perhaps throthen but ethatt tobe
done. One cannot have ever the lest of the men pleasure
themselves even in a matter of thes kind but now itas
all over I can admire his Spirt. Geve m
love to dd Hick Cooti next sime I rings u
Mr Henderson's letter & paprs have not
acter
in his rayig that
me yet. to be will be quity right. I will
would be Brig Geneal before wr letter reached me
 

Here it as gune now & I suppose you are feeling
dicle pleased that you have rome of that old
debt paid off. I am afraid it is a Leavy buerder
upon you dailing & you have been pinching yournly
toget it paid off you poor dailing love. I am verry
t hear of all the troulle the Hadern are laniig
It is strange bowd some people ar tried. Kenvell
came & said mo the other day be is well. What
a work you had about that sellyold photo of
the Medo Boys. I am sorry I asked you aloes
it now. I had no idea apo Hepler was out
of town when I pust wrote to you about it. thank
you dear old dailing for all your troable
In Goldmorthy could quite easily find out
my Birthday deane. Hll be would have
lotds is t look up a book called the Comomoncalle
Forced Lirt at th Brduly Room. That has all
particulars of age geerget of honce medales at
relating to all officers in the Commnocaltt
or Dryn could easlly get that for her.
I knew a family of broyan at North Melloume
Two of ther cane away. One was klilled on
Gallynte another as here in a Pionen
Regiment just camped cose by. A Cturder
with the 3 Batalin I believe. Therewas a chl
ma of boys 70r 8 in the family & tho me
you met may be one of these. I nevercared
mmmuch party of them & tho one here was to
 

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detirtedl enryone. He never ventoreet the
Reninould at als but got a jot in sgypt & now he holds
fortt it his mer as to whot we did in sallpole.
I think B.t Smith could only have ben i
London a Leare. I know some of those who went
t hrance have had a wreeks leave in in in siglard,
entales
went there bus
I am certain nowe of the Regir
all larded at Markeller to I think you will pid
that unless gack woralis able tgit leave be haste
in France all through Who was kene Arere
ingaged to & what was the rowd about. Do you know
I w very enterested t hear that hr was expecting
a Dearord. I expect seordie wortwant to leave now
till it is over The laddie cannot be met a wee baly
after all if he is only & tho lightes than Hwaet & the
more than 12 monthoolder that he is He mutthe a sterdy
wer chap of he cont toll. What a duefful whate you are
Katee about geeting fat & thought Id begetting a lictees
shaving you any to store at least & her you are only
M7El. Well if that doesn't leat enrything But you
poor old darling you must have teen wreek if you were
a ston lighte last year. I don't think I ecatured how
then you must have been to you remembr whan you were
no Jassy you were just will at your best & yet you
cresent quite the rie of a house wher you came back to you
jord keep or getting fut & round & rosy & don't dicano
stopping get. I have got as fat alwher I was in syp
fart
your. people till me I look ever to much