Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, July - October 1916 - Part 12

we came here just we lad only to fire one
mortar inthis line toget a regular
talro from all his gum about the place.
I think he has nitred a lot of his heavice
guns away & the Somme front & more
of his ammuntios also Iwas
interested to lear of Ine & her mor
I may see him pometime. Col Layt is awayin      
Ingland ir Care. Ducgar, Kerrait, & rentor are
all well. I have majn Normor Morrtall will
me too. He is a son of Dr Maistall of Lots
thut and a fine boy too. I knew threty his
brothers in Diwond. I am vry indeedi
Miss the Barrnies givining. Butpuhop you will
wire one another time day I specr it would be
dreedjully yout though wouldn't it Bung
the heIt will tno grouncy an to love it so
much. I am very to hear poor Nana is rolad
with her thenwation. Notherwas aloo suppring
poo if quite a lot when last I heard for
Toke. It is a neary while that I se bee away
decirse But I hove you & the me ones jurt as
MuDaseres& I bant,
us rlly old war
to end right away is I can see you all agai
Gordie will be had peen holet t gohn
eryin ondou the otheday o that
 

tle
Johnny was now fack at duty. ae
Dt. Old
e
Andrew Fisher came to ree me yesterdar
I'm plessed if I know why He couldnt
come up int the propt line. He reem a
conceited old Chap. General
Birdwood was with him. The latter
congratulated me agais on the S Anne
order & said the hoped he wosel
tare all the Hustialians together again
before long. He told Col Phully you
artilling (who lave made very
comfordatle winter quarters for themselves)
that we would not tehere for the winter at
all. Probably he ennects that the Germans
ompelled to retirn bpou & mas.
will be.
We have had quite or tinnsnal yoll
five clear weather since Saturday (today
rs Wednesday) but already there are rigns of a
change tiret weather. It is a grea
prity or the in ground alwys ddays
ou operations or the somme Mydear
old Katutore I wish you were in England
waiting for me t cave over tomorrow. Wouldn't
we be jurd counting the hors until ther
 

well dear old girl I haven't much news
to tell you I'm apraid but it wletter
so isnt it than that I should have to
telt you of my boys being killed & wounded.
of consod a fe got burt stilp. One was
struck donngb
o a piecedf shell yinte near
me this morning. They wery spreading
eart over the bood where he fell as Given
by I have got theboys pretty will educated
now int cleanliners, The lines are a
picture of neatness. I enclose a cutting fom
a paper that they wy is Ia coming round
or his inspection each morning about an
Notice the man getting roited for leaving a
empty fair ten yoind the place. The rats are
terrible. They have complete powersion of the
trerches. We are now makeng eson raps to keep
the good from therepests.
Brenrdear
old pinshinlady keep thining & buighof
me wnt you dailing Mellion of lore
theres tey th pet from your
Veryour Bida DR
 

HOTEL VORK, Lid.
ToleSraPRIO AdSrOSS
THE SERNERS HOTEL,
BERNERS HOTEL, OX, LONDON.
BERNERS STREET,
Telephone Nos.;
1629-1634 MUSEUM
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(7 Lines).
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LONDOW, in he n an

My dearent his
guit a little wee
not they time to tell you
I on over in Engrand or
a Weeks teave. Capt Hewit
one of my officermer was
badlywurded is leaving
for suitralia Shorth
I have asked him focall
sle you. He is a very
fine fellow I gothin th
Military Pross I am glad
to pay. Hes lady love is a
nurse. the es over is trance
the has to go boct now
to Husbalio without her
It is bard luck
We is alw going t call.
we poor Mroaidddlon
 

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ad
He was killed tthen is no
dont at all-although
as we did not githestody
in he is still thor as
missing but we have very dyonts
evdence that he was florm
ut by a well + did not
more afteroio. I spent
last nighty tho nigh
temoe donn at the Buckleys
frons lovely dom there
I got my clothinallingter
fom ooks. I did not re
Geordie who has youe A Frane
&is in Boulvine. I ran
he night Jamved
wlit 7
the looks ylonded buti
much thin thanI
enpected. Mys the has
lost I stone. the has not
altered a bit all then
haveno.
geary that
 

HOTEL VORK, Ltd.
Telegraphic Address:
SEAWERSLHOTEL, OK, LONDON
THE BERNERS HOTEL,
Telephone Nos.:
BERNERS STREET.
1629-1634 MUSEUM
(7 Lines).
LONDON,
d Immn
ken her. my cour
Warlie is now or lave
at his ow home sotte
they ought to be happy then
at last but ar nothr
I kee he want to get
wed & his peopledns
twonthin to dr wp
he haas nothing hot her pa
no oeal poinin o
This wi
take a nr
tr
you wnte me totk
ntadn him notto
do it, but I didnt be
must just please himself
-I dont
He is 26 now+
propose to interferecst thin
But he
way.
in that
 

must do his work
popose t go doen
to Sulisbrry Han &re
Hepwoos
My Mamin
things ter
fld outhor
going one then
Brs no dear doe sweet
love God Hen Kkeep
m &my m deardace
het

your teryom
DedaDn
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France
My dearest wifele
14/10/16
I arrived back heve
two days ago & foind two little letter
gron you dated the 15th Aug & 13t Here
respectively. There were themes that
moned getting bfore & explained
about Mr Gllper wanting Bacbr
to go to Warnambool for him 49
couse made plan what I could
not understand before viz Bass
absence which you lad mentioned
in the lust letter I got before leavve
England. Today I got another dear
ltter from you doted the 20
Hugart
telling me about Baat having to stop
longer than she expected to hoss sad
Sity & the Leddie were about it. What
ded little loving pet they bott are
Katie. I am appoid theyr poor little
hearts will preffer many pang wthe
wicked old world. But it isborely
t have net mreet darlings for our
Very our faimer isnt it
Weryone
 

is in love with the pholosof thCaddie
rs
what pyjams & tarhesh + sagy is the
Share. Fagy has net a mercy mole
in that me it is quits unuscial
for her she looks net a little staid
peroon is most of them. Ded I till
you about my trip to Segland. On
arrival there on the Friday I went a
se violit & ordered none new clothes
drac
the deamers of then was just mitti
anhil Ill send you tha Bill but I
was looking a bit delapidated as except
mone shiess?it not vglt anything
since I was last in England 12 month
ago. Underclothing is ware & ne nh
the could not gonine at all bit promised
to send it after me. Wis lovely cran
vry
tho hame as Ig
ot last year. te
latter is guit good but has thrunk
a great deal ro that I was not confotute
in it mainly because the people who
wish our clothes dont trust ther in
the rightorsy
bey on the worts
gaege er get at them but ever coflest mce
 

twear the Eap was the knockons
I has twos broad lands of Sold Daklen
on the peak. On Saturday I news
donn to see the buckleys at belerys
& they made me sts until
monday. Then or Monday I werted
romedf inguinded loys & got my
clothers. I tried to pod Bert Laye
but he was haing a good ten ot
did nor calit him. He is back
here now looking tho picture
health. I missed rensmps
Dugar again. The lad gove o
to Harrow to stay wilt belatuves
She will be dreadfully disappointed
I promised to send Harrover as
roon as I got back but un all
leave is stopped again. It mean
more fighting I suppose. We lase
got a good lotof remincervent
recently (apt sulls & yt panlen ar
coning along in a day i two also
well or Filerdar I went dowte
Valistary Plan at a place called