Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, July - October 1916 - Part 13

loxford. I saw our Depot Ballalin     
I stayed an camp overnight other
got a motos car & wentover to Lock
Hill Comy where I naw Be sevl
McWichol who cook verynell ideed
also lonnelly. I did, not reelapt
Fruser or 1Co.
H Symmn 6.0080
Boys that
Dennstar. V.C. allold
I would like thave lad a word
with. Brig Senl Borryth is there
als. He has broker don whealth
a good deal I heve I the nent to
Eidworth wth lar. Tthis is when
tho lig Hust Ban H. As an Yforgos
to ray that coming from Codford I
parted the old pachistone monuments
Stonehenge, Fron Tedwortt
went to Paliobury. I then caughtte
train + cent whith
& ment the night
with Mrs Carter a note of Mrs Sawand
at Christchunt. I verteaher last
year. Poor lady she lost to elders
ton is the Batttle in the Morlt Sea
I met there per loys widow &his
 

three lutts children the youner
ruch a dear wee chap. His father
died withous ever rnghin. He
took guits a fancy to he. He is cutter
bu teath & you my finger real band
nego with his gum. They are very har
lott Cadies. I Ming Mrs Caster has bee
Very pretty but we look then weose
but has a lovely fright smite at times
ike my nntue lady Young hio
Carter s a lowmnof her husband &
like the Sdwards girls the is 3
a Comin
to our pet. She was very intereited in
thes pictures. The sunt das I returney
to London. I foind ther at the Holeto
note arking me t dinnedi
e herau t
Easter Edwards. The yous
wven in tomn
In a week. I wa anxiou to see
Vislet that evening so I could not
io but or my bay to princes squre
I called nt rai thent arranged
to few will then the next night
& laks then to a theatre afterward
with veolet. I ther nent or Colil
 

place lsfoind her out of tomn
the nentor to Mrs Merrylees place
at bouth kenongio whh is no
you from Princes Square.
The
dentdoy I ment visiting variou
Hospital ivre I knew myloys
were & say a number of their. I am
cosry that fewr.
then were maken
any ratisfactory progress toward
recovery. It will be a long time
before most of them are fitt of they are
ever pt at all duits a nimber are
done for return to Dustialir. One
Major Henitt promised I call or you
Hs rightain isquit useless vel
never be better as i shoulder
bade was simply shattered to bid
opecis
He momed tnhest of thold
He came out like Baster &other as a
rygcant & got his cormmurrim ath
peninsila. He got the hiletary bron
I fave just got him made Ingor
although as he is uupt for service now
it was hardly correct But I recommded
 

him before I knew his adlein tdutye
impootle tomy corccence is eary.
I am mre you will like him. I am
glad poor Mrs McKenax will get to
know you.
Wu are met a hear nene
Lordy that you will crver all there poor
ladys i I in nre

about
a honorg
Sidd
way s
mon hn will be pleased as longs be
nds he dear old lady pet rake slar
would do guit well into met heartorin
weetheagts writing then for sun I wa
very homesick wher myhledny came
toan end + I had t start of boen
to France. On the Saturday night
went to a dinner at Mr Clarles
Buckleys house. He is a brother to loe
mrckley. I met then Miss Nancy Birdwrd
the girty daughter of the General.
the yourer is about 1800 18 Very fair
& brathespretty. She is suppose
to takel lot of nterest ir Anshalions
& is a misse at the Wnshution Hospital
at Harefild pot I an not connrced
convinced
 

altogether thather interest is geniure
& ter
I will lett you all about things rometio
I hope. Well the next morning ac.
firdoy & caught the fran & Tolkleston
Had owait then all day
for thboas
&got to Bonlogne late at night, I go
seordie
a chance to him out see giret at
Wimercux. Dr Norris so there tooket
d I didns ree him. Geordie
& Erie woods (who is no a Dr - You semerber
he und to play full lack mhich off ir
pplendidly for barnty) are comigcy
tthe tensen. H they onght to
arrinhen today. But I dont know
if they will be allosted to the Brigade
or not. Dr Haidy who is a Ballarat
foctr & is our lol. in clarge of the Ned
for the Serroior may fir that for ins though
Bris Walker is in pospital at
touet.
present. He has as
S plensinn
to you as I know we has not get good
Egland but is in a Hospital near
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here. Carlis stlios is at his own
home in Ingland. He had whata
 

know a French Fever. He rs far.
aboutall right again now Iwillbe
a great droappointmer.
t one
bf they don't pai conscription
to Arstialin. Here to boys lave
to do gor more thon they share.
thework because we are not a
to full strength
& the more then
are of us the quickes the Serans
will be beater I hope that the people
out there realize that yf the Ternans
hin part of churtialta may have the
give oner to them. Geordilossne
He tldm he sow gacky Boy a week
or so ago. gock was dom or dicty
for a day or troon poulogre. He did
not know seordie was there & both got
a great purprise. Well now datingp
I must say goodbye. We are for the
first time (since the 25th July leing taken
out of the pront line for a rest
This will be very soon. When wear
fresh then we will no, dontt do some more
fighting. We have lad ver

greatpraise
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you everyore here for the amount
wirh accomplisted durig

our time in i Mesches
we have quitnady a nowen
this resect as well as wih
lighting. I larent bad me
it sunc medal presentedet.
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I met gits a lot of thoold
Boys in Lordon. They say that the
is not the regisment it was. It
is only Baster who keeps tha reputati
upat all. lol gess & Major Hard
anvery ctary ogoing int the pin
line at all fthmer notice the
diprince. Hll throte loys would
come over tone of they could
had a letter from maior wyn
he would like to come over wish
but I thenke it will be difficul
tget him alroes ll dear
God Hentey
old meethears
you almoys millim of lore Ken
your our meettugdarler pet
fror your own beda for
 

France
24/10/16
My dear Kotie
you have ben greatly neglected
but unavidatly for we have her on the more
Another big Battle will commence very wor
The woad of the guns is continuous by
nightor
y day. I can com are it
to mething that I know of unless it
be the poae of the rear in a sow
reaking or the rocky conr bns
every no & again the is a huge
soon that ielo doe
bform

not firtor milt an
thing as thop
bounds that
bast ever vea
It is me or othery our monited
Gems breaking in to the 9

din like theporce of aclion alo
the Jackals yil,
hondon
5
The dreem of meseacs ren
be continually viliating Do the
Yeanser.
thacr would
the Bigger one sake
the earth itself
I will it don
we are carrped on a lar slet

a unnderful righ
last nigh
oes to comffice of we Partai
 

towest snoitt sout
blazing eas
like th light of some hucity
whilst or thre jndes the
glate
from th gurs let up yo sky like
gleas I dirant rignuering
by day tho place with its wilie.
C
9c
trisces

hillordes & thtenthcord
every hill &
falley look like
the
red argaing day.
rature
Bullsatt Berdagh 1Not affc
is sethingt ware
at wthi
man wolds line & lines of motor
Ir
bans guns thosres I me.
nor potting t corfale ith it
Regint their
af all eskepp
London on a latonday morning
but there is more y
about noon
Mrs. We had one o enbitterly cok
nights. One ender canson who
was very cold indeed. Now we tave
comys thetter int which them
are crvirded. I hare a junny wor
but made with Salranzed Iro.
 

like a huge water Tant
0feetlr
& 14 feet wishe cut in half & a wooder
floor put in & the whole of the invide of
the eron is lined with words. It has
windows o oiled silk let int cast
and & on lerd has a door. It is very
warm & comfortate tot they
morning a twasnt porty but then
was a deave mert of toe I lad
a long walk a contill.
mritesfurther
up toom port togot a ver of t
land but the mist ups toodenr
to allow of any New. I the countr
where wd cal
on was very
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and I desolaty loo
eornnet
the reired yarm
Wex one nirre
that aspect for then ale no ruir
at all simply heaps o washed buck
which lard lost age resomplarce to
acelen
building I the whole
covered with camps & tweps ther
is much more life & the ram negleed
Farant
m decay is not so, a
is ruddening there does no
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