Letters from Harold Edward Elliott to his family January 1916 - June 1916 - Part 11

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then is just a gentle cool beege you the weas
not a bot lot of dust, & the air is feautiff
reautifully cool ofesh. Then is a numore
going about that we are all off t Fancein
about the weeks time & on placewill
be taken by new Fresh troop from Ergland
who are coming out but they is nothing official
about it
We are gonne t have a great shwwoo or MSAC
arril, don't know what weare
day otheI
going to do quite but there is a lot of gifts
fon the Hustralian People coming out for
lo
us. The people back at the last place we were at are    
hang a hg aports meeting - they can do io there
as the ground is fairly firm. Here it is hooe
sand over your bost yops every where is
any port an as impovoitility but all the
l
mer who were AA2NC at all get a Red
Rithos & all who were at the landing get a
Blae Rilfor as well. Ill rind mire home
eult
for my dare pet & they can near one east
to
in membrance of then ld Didn
minuie in Englasd. The phystangare says the now is to be
oer Dugut, wnt thathe lvely mellin of love
you & the dee pet forr you in sida
& krosts for
Do
 

my dearest Katic
& gypo
Your deavloing letter 1.20/4/1
lated 130 March reached me guity saf os
another letter enclosing a whole hindle of old
letters from a lot of people. Tbank you very
much dear oedged for writing tacl that hople
to explain why I had not received their letters
Iou will be glad to know that I am much
better far when I whote the letter you then
Commad
answered. as a Brigaden whil I have norries
of my oun I am paied a great deal of the
petty truls a Bactalion Commander has
to put up with a my temper is in
consequence very must emprosed. I favnt
lost my
temper with anyone except soe
of the seat officess for gents a long time
Tell the dear, wee laddieI am ver
pleased with him bcause he is so nice agood
to poos old Mr Trowbridge. What do thrce
people call him land they may M Trowbidge
Kory seemed from his letter to have
beer very fond of our wee pets wher he was
last afo will you. I would like to see
the weeting of the Your little cousing when they
meet for the prs time. I wonder if the
are asowered
will gnarrell a
tall
Dussken nice
mrs dobert utturatice.
 

d
I will try
annwer throthers as Ican
bn Ian away from the B sale
then Records it will
very diffeult for
about whom thei or goe
me to trace thermer troal I will have
twite to lopt Baston abbut them oget
resity
his reply before I can writ to them. Ian
glad tis Blick gave you her loy phols
He was a plendid by Kotic evenovers
the Regument officer && mer seewed tolove him
I got Baaty's we noto letting me tho450 Lad
got as you a the Northerly past ofpiccall right
so I suppose you collected it regnt enough
There is not much new platt you then
time dean. Sverything is going or guild
well & General McLay news quite pleased
out thework of the Brigade in everything
we have attempted ropr. I murt tat thangg
ne
that with Mr Bittalen Commander I have
o Battle
(I veew the thought of any large manverres,
with geae and trembling
Youever I am nure they will do thear
at leart
fert honver had that way be as they ar
infar & trinlling of what I'll sy to then
ofternard of the dont
Bye dalling Cvery dear littlemett lad
millins of ye to ke yoo your own Did fo
 

Fmee
2971
Your dear old letter dated 25/4/16
W 21s parch came along very nicely yertuco
thank you I am difre wory you didnge
my letter. Count underand whattappened
with regard to it at all especially wher the
Phat of Major Lagh peached you. Perhaps
our letter delayed then as it was removed
here they would be perding the move of the 10t es
her t France. It was queen your feeling so
gad answom about that time which was
when I was in troully with General Birdwood
violst
Your news about wk Huntie would have be
a complete isprise tme but for the foctof in
having received her will a day or no presious
I am wondering what the we pets thought
though of them. Ste had
her & what whe
the Laddle
never Deen BellyBbokin before had she.
Thanks for rending the phote off deare
pet I hope you didnt think it a drecalfu
lother o dear ol be lady. I am glad you
were pleased30 t. B Roddik
hunt
letter dodn reach me but. There has hen
wntill
a considerable w just
o fet wrth
would get
of a her it I expected Hadge
y
w
ap at
annoued be camn we sured her
 

gaffa and tried to ryray the
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by carryng off one.
Arpliment
our outport. He god it in thLeck
but me Heonone wwho crent out ofter
of me yNeway
him like the panke b are gotlos
or smetheng & wet Alder when the
werent tooking & got a jolly good
lickng. so for as one cal barr
ty bolter for all they oere worth ta lot were
cantured, at Tenk Heroplane flaworon
lives here yesterday but didn't droz any
Bronks. further noith however they did
I hope. we have nest out rome of our light
Horremon
to deal with him, but I hope the wont mean that they
will kee us out here indifinitely I wish you
meant it wher you say the wad will soor t over
My convins a ingland write to say it will be ovever
that
Anguss. We hovever heard or dalleple it was
the oer last october & we have lost fuilt wth
proplets. The ever may be over in August if we
give in to Termany fet y ee are going to
get to Berlin before we talk about peace
then I m apraid my we pets wont se me
for a long long tite. It is nearly twopear
now suncet
mro them how I dont kno
 

much arout it but it is likely that theres
J.RB
another year will be give before they
see me enless of conveed and involided
I had nome more had luck on Sunday. I look my
ofpeces out about 6 meles it pront your
wontin to re what it would look liket
Abde if he cane along. By doing this you can
iettives form a good adea of the parts the
lneny would attack first. Well my begol
plack wise who is looking spledidly thim
& gloo now legar to get vvery brengry or
somelthing & where I telmed hu head lack & cany
alecame very rertire pulling at the ra
I proving alout until I got annoyed
let his head go thinking a comple of pundred
wre
yord goll of on the Sand
aplaned. tle hi
to be ret sail for home. The ground isloon
sand intersperced with troch of como
sumn
rongt, gra He tried to e a tured
for but it with his foot ofell right over
sending my flying about 5 gards ot pout of
him my rebmt was crusted a fit but it rv
my hedd although I was a bit dayed. Wher
I ggot back to lany a my shoulder fbtprll
sore I got a soctornar to lok af it the
foind dary less
Collar bone was broke
 

not thal
but jast cracked tr DoDa
about with my left land strapzed up
Tis incomportable but I have nopar exet
when I try to be down & again when Itay
to get tor also asd have whe deyoll
the tome on my bock instead of or my side it
get ivery uncomfortable at teman, my servant
has of womne thelp we tdren sent my
food of for me but I can write as you we
Ican ride all right as long as my horse
docont lave t divt or galloy,
9 can r
along at a walk & allo my lay pare has
a sice eany canter that dlasnd purt me her
no too painful as it in
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to gattfor to
for
& gois one domut, It willl only be had a
week os two I think io you reednt worry a
fit already it is ben wrethen it was a todta
is only wednesalay the 26/4/26 I started that yesterday
& wrotet Jos tooage Niss, NW2AC
day whih we plyt as a holidny & the
oor all got gift from the people i austiatia
presered thint, gige collie it which
they appreciated very much inaed cloall
of us who were or the penemla got remembr
riltors twear or east auniversary I was
one of thefew less who got two rilts one a
 

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Laght
oliakt
Have new received 067/4/10
2
a litter from Veolet but ne rhnt foo
you Violits address at present is
The Hhoward Princes square Lndow W. She
seems guit will Nothing much when
letter sh had be only I days o London
liked it but condemned the Breterspeple
as dull & cold. Pretty nidder judgment
wasn't it. Will you, when my saith case
reaches you lake out all the old clothes it
contained & put is my evening drear
bet also my wedding dress - you knno
Iyock coat it. Alro buy a leather tat
los for my old Billtoppel. Also will you
go to H Brully Coy of Little Collin
treet- no Fluden Have just near the
corver of Knovill that & tell then you
want a felt toldier not for me sige
7 & it must lave a pilggarce put
on it. Yu remember to over I used to
have before then new Klakee Ratlards
came in now we in going back to the
old theng again & thes they are givng
us hew ard not a bit of ure at all
to tell then I wont a puggarce of the
old patters with the greet shipe in
 

aps then is a good me to winegf
go you could
my old bat at hmeg
glt it gitted to bat for me
ther put that into the Bo innide the
Bell Hopper. I think it will halt
right. Ther later them to Cooks
addressed to Brig Senl. H.S. Selok
Dir A.I.F.
Injontry Bilgade 5
ooks London office & tell ther
Lordon office to adpere me when they
arring. Piotably they will have my
Ior Trunk then also by then at
am arrargon for their Branch here to
send it o there, of keolet has
whap I will
d hun, o noom then
todaim them for
get
Aenaw
wor dispet the vill i old e
seems to be going on for years & years
Could you leave your Bannies, do you
think It come ther to London. I don't
think you should being the dear wee mated
& expose them to septs of Subarnes &all
the the danger. I only think of supo
you to it Dakes me net with annielh.
is would be terrible if the Burnies were there
too but since nolet is there I have bee
lovging more than ever for the chance of a ngt