Letters from Harold Edward Elliott to his family January 1916 - June 1916 - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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wher they are I neve want to lae the away int if they appear neglitedor always try to geet then entlmC near me Noor Chaelic would ave le only a private yet but for me I had him made a precont & hoped t have made him an opecia roon as he was fitfe it for Iwould not prot evenmyo brothe untilI rad taiednenpf gob, I think Iacks people will mored soo & leave us her. I canntted you where they are going foor buth lughi ly him sids is vvery sorry tohea of hs checken Rock here a lad. mel Sheack other Ladie to that Dem Wen gooty never pan a day with loking at thay respecting themn when thes lott toskning at you. Ire show it Ceveryon about o the think it is the butfnat they have seen, Ihad a letterfo tog by the far dail but sdid not get hold letter Dons know where gohnny etery is at prevent. Itver love or deare mfet dobly mpie pet oh ooct aee tld gel tg tt it my a ol by the same mort I got a letter from you dated lotesan att about it tho Bo Augart in which you just told me that Geordi passed his enams. When you get my camina you will be able thake good haps of the Baunes by yocurony it but Beeles are really coderfully sood. Wn jort lonly o get them, I as yraid pele mneday ou letther if m are thallored thartiro inferores after the nax I farfur ort of her the wdailing to look after you all unefe Tell we were you pleased will the Bose Hold shells & things. I have made my old
Bativan bergiant Hafford Borigatl sereant the is as prondor a peacock ofhis nit thope. His wip may coll o you son lmbut she has the tarrnies so way nt teatl t come. He looked ofe me wordefully will & I am glod tohe all tay him back for it He was lettery one he latelled on of the shells whih just chigzed past me oe momen while I was having a wost. Did you find the piece o hope I am inclosiny a copple of mees papen forgot Meep for to My an lets fomn the elatnmnenth tentin fo guethrnng to por hene y wronal thing he Mrs Prcthey t nor walt Hantorel topt aple o hr heerinyg tone ay thore te a t m ont o o a e en o go dete in ao he tor tite en an th mon ate woder tfomg of then g or droe, Afontety a e te ente th te theotore ane a dhiling love ood 2 of General yet Kld lve but I expect they fill now matses i as you do Dam I love you heare oee seraspett. Bd flen skeet you willing flove keoow to you othe dear darlorgma pet or Badly Wave you are the hers & borcert torecte peoper, in all the world. Sond lave to pave particularly. I know she will be deliglited with my promotion + alont gack clance comerg alongalio weters with all loDe fim X Byode Feda Do
My deares 4th Jar 1916 Kotie Hero I have got my new sdown here out Mold omme sin ou a hitst has take pease who had clarge of this bouigad befor me new Doris in the it d was comg Major Bennal. This has talle through the has asked for his old got to wau I an getting the Sack he is entitled to I way go lock to the frla bit but it is very uncertain. They are proctually centant to give me themy nent o 2 L tht 9 22 done pretty teek and the me althingh no short a tihn has elepsed since I took over There is not much news to telt you Son saw I suppose that in an wo in Mr as Hamilton latts dispatche. I expect the will man a meda or order of mething oto kind at theend of the wart by the way Katic do you think get me a port you can lard phot of th previtation of the colon at Muds Iwant to the an erglist here. It is a leautful straigh better drrred live 9 neve
Fho Mant1 Dear little laddre Here wsa porteand that was snth Hida theotherday wit llas ladies flome of a flack teel on with a goldemans Mirsic here All thmer ina or her nove Hloks no fur real gold mes which them when they canot reall they a avery then conatintss they mea tar trites with a port of saned full round the middle of then they arent pretty trongmend or I would have tought on for mum Im day I will trybbo a valy with the figure in the dial ifferent t Hake heme what t quite iborgwally got f 8 onr them the ladde would like that wouldnt he I hove my futly laddle for her good boy thue somt dead o mum because far hod anoy but th ladde cheers her of yo cad dear mur littereds what a good that lifle Bordbiy know dear little t laddre be he thay feve m a by lekin for Dida that onds we her more mne 1 dear a lest too est her wer bide his or a bre l a Bro kie Fer Fedh ore oer for
y dearent nac N arc 1916 I have been reglecting you for a week but I have bee ver bury at my new job. I took the gr Bryadeaomo when the spregad was. Ther I was traifned bp ber t commend the sen 15 Brigad I tbecouvi ligt al t wad means I have wajor lagt other yeBoys who swer sent Balturde i 7th over to the I have be omnard again. H68 Ballate all 59 acold saprigade Velored men. We will all have tor Veryhard & enee things into sop ind I gove the work withmy in me. I was very nod when I was wilh te hew sould wale m is Bricade I have bee potd on thad also to full Colonel yf you please to dear od lady my iddie will be I have it will not clarge Col H.S. Slli mor is yorny 98.1
I do hope I will teal t lead Bok after the toysas I should Bol mith at present ivery displeased with thery. The Nor put some neer over my headt. pot ano ros diragually them she had to leave lecause he could not get or met the peess then Bol got soneone put in over by other offcer because they arre not good enough is his opinion. Wow they are allange with Bot & want t leave ver I dont guit he wont let them. know how it will lid but I will try toget him over tcommon brty & ther I will mothe the 60 tg me a re contaidle Bot as I con. t it you ine quite right about forsyith. Affer as Gton doeor tred to do a rived me a very near silfedl trick & Io no seeand with him ay p Iwll pay you judgmeto in fulur h Darling I murstloz. Bor would not let Jack handfeovr tome but promised me he would give him a commioii his our Regiment so the will He, all right It is mighty giee home be only decided to help wen along ther dwonedto do in mye daity widon eve tires for de
ene ya lelledgo I am P.S py General Whit & y peply them. Tosputtwity 79. when I wrote aryou kenp then for me my own deadestony 120th Marc 1915 I got my mait jurt theo memtel. Thehe was a letter from you & one from Wana & awa one from Braly &a we one prom Jack Camptell which I enclose. You will ledolighted is on oheerne that Jact You will see what his new address is. The M. Gur Company is a new fomation attached n0g to cach Brigade as the guns in much increased. We will have a better shance against the enemy now. Ifwos ther machive guns that vilted us in Gallipoti in the earlydays
ar is delighted dol to hear you ale really & threty getting btter & facted. What do you thinkk abonthon a little try t Iasoy younl one of these days. Baal would rend you letters on. Nar e cllcky brat for what you said in your 4 Yts Sldnte ta CSS e 18 2 5 E B 2e 9 t to t pded There is nothing much in the way of news. It looks
D.R.L. 3297 (30015. 3 as if I had missed ne of your letters somehw I suppose it was sent n to M Bregade or something of the kind Anyhow the last I got was 24th Janlary or thereabout & the one was sFeb. I nearly a fortnight later I got Chaplie tronspired t the 39 Buttalin frent has namor for a Commission. I had arranged for him to attend a school of Instruction stortin today but he was lald aride by or attack sciatica I am apaid be do not realh verong enough to sland campaigning. I have givef young Bob. Johnston his Comsherion abo I hope he has letter hick than poor ofd gurnn Had. General McCay arrives today at sued woke will be uy her tomorrow or nout doy. He is evision so ther will be to command the 5 some more slaughter I suppose. The opinion all the men have of Mr Cay, is that i he as permally very heave but ertterty relfert & he would cheerfully ruchitice get her name into t paper of eiver wouds the an mosn were this is regar
3297 B () gt is strong how the desire tobe jamous oherns wonlh some men like this. I think he imagines that if he get a great name he will hable by Mair into parliament again but I dontt it very Mw much. He is not & ht popular wilh either officers or merst he will find his mirtake out somedoy Bol Sitt is sent tol now. He will bepleased He fett very wre at bing porned over liftie. I bad a good depe to do with getting her tht v just or in regard to gack. Happlied for him t i tcpet brigade & they wike iy in edch can that the would lose a very good mar, & to bad bgie then a rioe in very justice after repesing to part with them. Kathe dearce at very lonely for youky dear lutt infelet s S d Wefer lb thet t the sot TS £s W

wher they are I neve want to lae the
away int if they appear neglitedor
always try to geet then
entlmC
near me Noor Chaelic would ave le
only a private yet but for me I had him
made a precont & hoped t have made
him an opecia roon as he was fitfe
it for Iwould not prot evenmyo
brothe untilI rad taiednenpf
gob, I think Iacks people will mored
soo & leave us her. I canntted you
where they are going foor buth lughi ly      
him sids is vvery sorry tohea of hs checken
Rock here a lad. mel Sheack other Ladie
to that Dem Wen gooty never pan a day with
loking at thay respecting themn when thes
lott toskning at you. Ire show it Ceveryon
about o the think it is the butfnat they have
seen, Ihad a letterfo tog by the far
dail but sdid not get hold letter Dons
know where gohnny etery is at prevent. Itver
love or deare mfet dobly mpie pet oh ooct aee
tld gel tg tt it my a ol
by the same mort I got a letter from you dated
lotesan
att about it
tho Bo Augart in which you just told me that
Geordi passed his enams. When you get
my camina you will be able thake good
haps of the Baunes by yocurony it but Beeles
are really coderfully sood. Wn jort lonly o
get them, I as yraid pele mneday
ou letther if m are thallored thartiro
inferores after the nax I farfur ort of her
the wdailing to look after you all unefe
Tell we were you pleased will the Bose
Hold shells & things. I have made my old
 

 

Bativan bergiant Hafford Borigatl
sereant the is as prondor a peacock ofhis
nit thope. His wip may coll o you son
lmbut she has the tarrnies so way nt
teatl t come. He looked ofe me wordefully
will & I am glod tohe all tay him back for it
He was lettery one he latelled on of the shells whih
just chigzed past me oe momen while I was
having a wost. Did you find the piece o hope
I am inclosiny a copple of mees papen
forgot Meep for to My an lets fomn
the elatnmnenth tentin fo guethrnng
to por hene y wronal thing he
Mrs Prcthey t nor walt Hantorel
topt aple o hr heerinyg tone
ay thore te a t m ont o
o a e en o go dete in ao he
tor tite en an th mon ate
woder tfomg of then g or droe, Afontety
a e te ente th te
theotore ane a dhiling love ood
2 of General yet Kld lve
but I expect they fill now matses i
as you do Dam
I love you heare oee seraspett. Bd flen skeet
you willing flove keoow to you othe
dear darlorgma pet or Badly Wave
you are the hers & borcert torecte
peoper, in all the world. Sond
lave to pave particularly. I know she will
be deliglited with my promotion +
alont gack clance comerg alongalio
weters with all loDe fim
X
Byode
Feda Do
 

 

My deares
4th Jar 1916
Kotie
Hero I have got my new
sdown here out Mold
omme
sin ou
a hitst has take pease
who had clarge of this bouigad befor me
new Doris in the
it d
was comg
Major Bennal. This has talle through
the has asked for his old got to wau
I an getting the Sack
he is entitled to
I way go lock to the
frla bit but
it is very uncertain. They are proctually
centant to give me themy nent o
2
L tht
9
22
done pretty teek and the me althingh
no short a tihn has elepsed since I took
over There is not much news to telt you
Son saw I suppose that in
an wo in Mr as Hamilton latts
dispatche. I expect the will man a meda
or order of mething oto kind at theend of
the wart by the way Katic do you think
get me a port

you can
lard phot of th previtation of the
colon at Muds

Iwant to the an erglist
here. It is a leautful straigh
better drrred
live
9 neve
 

 

Fho Mant1
Dear little laddre
Here wsa porteand that was snth
Hida theotherday wit llas ladies flome
of a flack teel on with a goldemans
Mirsic

here
All thmer ina
or her nove Hloks no fur
real

gold mes which
them when they canot

reall
they a
avery then
conatintss they mea tar
trites with a port of saned full round the middle of
then they arent pretty trongmend or I would
have tought on for mum Im day I will
trybbo a valy with the figure in the dial
ifferent
t Hake heme what t quite

iborgwally got f
8
onr
them the ladde would like that wouldnt he
I hove my futly laddle for her good boy thue
somt dead o mum because
far
hod
anoy but th ladde cheers her of yo
cad dear mur littereds what a good that lifle
Bordbiy know dear little

t
laddre be he
thay feve m
a by lekin for Dida
that onds we her more mne
1
dear a lest too est her
wer
bide his or a bre
l
a
Bro kie Fer
Fedh
ore
oer for

 

 

y dearent nac
N arc 1916
I have been reglecting you
for a week but I have bee ver
bury at my new job. I took the gr
Bryadeaomo when the spregad
was. Ther I was traifned bp ber
t commend the sen 15 Brigad I
tbecouvi

ligt
al t
wad
means I have wajor lagt
other yeBoys who swer sent
Balturde i
7th
over to the
I have be
omnard again.
H68 Ballate all
59
acold saprigade

Velored
men. We will all have tor
Veryhard & enee things into sop
ind I gove the work withmy in
me. I was very nod when I was
wilh te hew sould wale m
is Bricade I have bee potd
on thad
also to full Colonel yf you please

to dear od lady my iddie
will be I have it will not clarge
Col H.S. Slli
mor
is yorny
98.1
 

 

I do hope I will teal t lead
Bok after the toysas I should
Bol mith at present ivery
displeased with thery. The
Nor
put some neer over my headt.
pot ano ros diragually
them she had to leave lecause
he could not get or met the peess
then Bol got soneone put
in over by other offcer because
they arre not good enough is his
opinion. Wow they are allange
with Bot & want t leave ver
I dont guit
he wont let them.
know how it will lid but I
will try toget him over tcommon
brty & ther I will mothe
the 60
tg me a re contaidle
Bot as I con.
t it you ine quite right
about forsyith. Affer as Gton
doeor tred to do a rived me
a very near silfedl trick & Io
no seeand with him ay p
Iwll pay you
judgmeto in fulur
h Darling I murstloz. Bor
would not let Jack handfeovr
tome but promised me he would
give him a commioii
his our Regiment so the will
He, all right It is mighty giee home
be only decided to help wen along
ther dwonedto do in
mye daity widon eve tires for
de
 

 

ene
ya lelledgo
I am
P.S
py General Whit & y peply
them. Tosputtwity 79.

when I wrote aryou

kenp then for me
my own deadestony 120th Marc 1915
I got my mait jurt
theo memtel. Thehe was a
letter from you & one from Wana
& awa one from Braly &a we
one prom Jack Camptell which
I enclose. You will ledolighted
is on oheerne
that Jact
You will see what his new
address is. The M. Gur Company
is a new fomation attached
n0g
to cach Brigade as the guns in
much increased. We will
have a better shance against
the enemy now. Ifwos ther
machive guns that vilted us
in Gallipoti in the earlydays
 

 

ar is delighted dol
to hear you ale really & threty
getting btter & facted. What
do you thinkk abonthon
a little try t Iasoy younl
one of these days. Baal
would rend you letters
on. Nar e cllcky brat for
what you said in your
4
Yts
Sldnte

ta
CSS
e 18
2
5
E

B
2e
9
t to t
pded
There is nothing much in
the way of news. It looks
 

 

D.R.L. 3297 (30015.
3
as if I had missed ne of your letters somehw
I suppose it was sent n to M Bregade or something
of the kind Anyhow the last I got was 24th Janlary
or thereabout & the one was sFeb. I nearly a fortnight later
I got Chaplie tronspired t the 39 Buttalin frent has
namor for a Commission. I had arranged for him
to attend a school of Instruction stortin
today but he was lald aride by or attack
sciatica I am apaid be do not realh
verong enough to sland campaigning. I have
givef young Bob. Johnston his Comsherion abo
I hope he has letter hick than poor ofd gurnn
Had. General McCay arrives today at sued woke
will be uy her tomorrow or nout doy. He is
evision so ther will be
to command the 5
some more slaughter I suppose. The opinion all the
men have of Mr Cay, is that i he as permally very heave
but ertterty relfert & he would cheerfully ruchitice
get her name
into t paper
of eiver
wouds
the
an
mosn were this is regar

 

 

3297 B
()
gt is strong how the desire tobe
jamous oherns
wonlh
some men like this. I think he imagines that
if he get a great name he will hable by Mair
into parliament again but I dontt it very
Mw
much. He is not & ht popular wilh either officers
or merst he will find his mirtake out somedoy
Bol Sitt is sent tol now. He will bepleased
He fett very wre at bing porned over liftie. I bad
a good depe to do with getting her tht v just or
in regard to gack. Happlied for him t i
tcpet
brigade & they wike iy in edch can that the
would lose a very good mar, & to bad bgie
then a rioe in very justice after repesing to part
with them. Kathe dearce at very lonely for youky
dear lutt infelet
s

S
d
Wefer





lb thet t the sot
TS
£s

W


 

 

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