Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, July - October 1916 - Part 11

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when oer are more recuive foom well fire orre when letter arrangement have be made teaver thomer from wet and cold wealher Certainly to boys lar worked ipledidly I am verry glad that I have done my got all night roor dearce Ies very annoug at times. But a very great deat har few due tny bogs & then officers on tho way they have yt is splerdell. worked. Cspecti B peednt menc/ eve D t ssedoular Im S te C yor again was is wake hit tit at I ve misted this long time. I am anxious to have the ist news of Geordie Lyn's tree Deamond. So for wist in the jurst arrival tth way of Frardchilder has ben a wee girly I wonder of Deordie will charge the sccession. Sh Foges letter samothow that Kongs is me exrought the wed. He is buiding a new norese or that otherarn hns where he made the ive well last year. I under crtal th little Lez will be like I toonder too if toge will go & stay with then when they are wear I would be the for of tho world of she did. Willims of Me Harnes dear dailiy old pet. I had another we wote foo teanlar He is now in belaid. Geordie must teneaily w Mllions of love & kin t youothe ther no Sida Dor wce pets you
2 my darling Katie 241 116 I have just received your wee note that you gave to Capi Grills He perteo stortme aglad Geordie wide from 3 also. yell the dear wee people sires pleased with the messages they wrote is the letter & the tishes they rend me. Dear wee laby Lands Iout it lovele to then they belong to no Katudede I'm orglad Ii the Daddy Katec. They oe a comfort to me though io far away or my our dear Kates I feel to lonng tomards grieatien I think of then & that it was you that gave then to me the all my very our Wet tiny loving innocent things - I am so glad they are loving & klnd to people & to you & each other. I hope they will along be your confrt t convolation my poor old darling. Fordies news of you they was quiite cheering the rays Kalie a& the nips were in great form ither I a sew then lasd &, aou & I could hadd get away from then wher wre left & yo nick. ind of Geordie rthers tbe so & yem. What dear aring littlle ut the ac
O had one ofpen kelled yesterday through poolishness. There was a germar mipler who kept firing awray at our paraped just grazing the crest so the boy Suthertand wad I'll give the Highte comethng short at to he took up a piece of an old Persar Shell I hopped up on the fire step tput in on the logo of the Parapet. I doing so be expored his lead for a monent & was shot stone dead. tome of the Gernans are spladis wots & lave telescopie riles. We get some of thesr too occasionlly but they are very cunning dont unpon themodry (at atthardly Foc loy futherland who joined the? Your remember the boy on the train when you wre is Bernick or when was it just after your operation. He was roomdid pretty badly at Pezieres Young Dickson & Godde are still o trong. Glave snt then ba gory school ot thimselves In Captain Royald Dickon har just got his captainey. W did not ray of you
2 new her at Warnambol or not X diston io all right & dowgquite well I have sentthrie Walker to school also. He is donng quit Ec Dengar is pleased well with him. You remember thattes at we wow tho Ponalia in sgy, Thompcoustly of th Brigade for athleties. The Campionolis but has jus beer today forad prevented to me a behalf of te Brigade. I shall I think tater it to Biglard wilh me when onerli leave & send it out t o enterd that it sall pe presented to mde ultinately to the 15 is nictodia for perpetual competiti belwee the 57, 58 in Aehletics +66 Battalions thre. The 5 Cr but the beld by the usuring Balle for one year & to be kept innnia against los while in thei castod 19sI have not leave from gack boy niice he was one wal. Thes High Commissioner for Dushatia
Mr Andrer Firher is coming to Visit me D tomorrow morning with Genual Berdwood. Hevr Durgar & Denchy will be they has Bent Loyt las gone and to London on leave yestterday is be wont be available. I dont know of he is going to presen me with my order not. will let you I known or my pext letter what he is like et caun thenarl closis tomorow & the must be ported tonight to cotet it take my love right away over to you mth dailugold nactheart I hove it cheegs you by good. The weather has ben me shre for three whole days now. I went down to the laths I had a lovel carn bath today, & is feelmie & cleare. If you ever have any room for news in your letter lett the all the stories about the Barnnies. I never gion tired of hearing about them the dear wamites I an io ver I can't be wilh then wealt then growng up. Tell thrce thuraet Diday will be is pleased ther the car wroto her forro
letter all by her little self & Fida more pleased wth it that he was ever will the little face wsher she sent me & that was such a lot. Tell the little pets that I like net a lot to hear all about them & how good thay an tponr old mr Tronbridge who had no dear little girlie & dear irce laddie of his own t love him P & would be no finely if tho laddie & Saga didnt love him good the mee tohim gmp when he comes to see thes o efou lo the Katie pest Parpauve me al Hnshu Loty God Hen okeet yor I wish this rilly, old war would end soon. There is plendid news of a new Advance formn on the sommne the Britisf having drevr the enemy back another male or more It i just splonded. What a pity we did not get a chance there. gas me that we lost is many in our hopelen attack here that stopped us going but ros or the 6th Bursrian we inflicted met Densers is pont of us that they hav not ten able top either although most of the
Densimo around then far ber withdraw & reploced by other uits kniockes apont is the fomise fighting for of couroe the Terman is playng the rame gave as we are be pustes in a ditiseor or two getther cut up. He has other prest hhis waiting frther them is & while they are peblirg the first ones sly off ay the live to quiet place to wait for recrents jst as we do & so the circulation gocs on. Wrs a weary long of making an impression upo hem bitue one getting set a hg dinge in his line at the Somme that he will run a fig jisk soor, of us getting third a hat lun of his lin fcutting then off t any day ther we may expecs any returement to rhoughtes his eond out that will be a great llevsing pt the war witke by any mean over ever ther thougtt f sance way be greed from the Sromy. By tar old meet Katectore Willion of fore knooes to you & ne pt from Dida Drs
- Katie My dearest 28/9/16 I have just got your letter August. It was lovely to get dated I one so late but I must tave nwodon or two before that as the last one was dated the 8th August I think &f you splak in the one of Baaty bing away from home. This was the protnews I had lad of that. Bu I espect the miroing letters will turn ry all right some day. What a pile of my letters must be held bp somewhen deance waiting yor you. Will be just about snoed uy with them by the time i get them you poor old darling. bad known I should care pint you a cable. I asked violet to send one for me early in guly but you dont gention it at all so suppose it was delayed too. Its you will pudn one of my letters to you I was expecting our Giitfl would rain the rent nat. I expect the trouble is ther. The oldctor is pretty mre thave a mortgage or the house & tho mortgagesoning the Scame I money througe all thes was loone is raing the interer
and like everybody else he must paro it on or he will be ruined. I saw in yesterdays paper that Mr Hugher is going to yan law plopping the raiing of rents during the was I mpproy the rent thing will be the at t low ratalso posengof interest Bntt tenthings never a chiereanthing for people wont lend at all ther but seck woortmends lloewhere & ther the whole trouble starts all wver agai began wthouttoans people cannot build borroe I hope deam you do eno knock yourself, up & that you geta ne pretty bttle house to chewr you up again I have ben arked by General McLayt take my leave tomorrow the 28 until 8 Oct. I had a litter from Devidie yosterday. He is in No2 General Hospital near Boulogne. I shall try to vee him Y. Tell Sag either going or comer I was very pleased with her really & trilly letter. I is lovely thear about the dear britts pets poo you. Ohe car understand now about then wanting they stories "bout orda wearng of ther & then hee am never tired.
tray. I snt it lovely than not little darlings plea very teryout son't you wrst sometimes Have you you had Inine of them dearie moree o school Isupponnot decided when to rend sagy in view of your more coming to soon Tell them I am io pleased they say Brace now before their meals. Dida would like them & vay it always. I was so every to hear that the laddie had loss the little doy that Vana gave him. He will be sad about t There is mose splended newt from the Somme hereby the old Boche will legirs to go lack witha run soon, I heve be is fuilding very mrong lines some 12 miles in rear of when held nos evidently in pusparatin o a reterement We does not reem to lave nuch notion is pront of us of retering ashe keepson building his works up mong than yer. Bushe resine very most of artillery these days. He never fres at all except when we peg away ashim & get him annoyed tmetimes on trech mosters fire 100 rounds int his lines +d never got one thot is reply Whr

where men are more secure from shell

fire or more where better arrangements

have been made to cover the men

from wet and cold weather.

Certainly the boys have worked

splendidly.

I am very glad ^to say that I have done

my job all right, so far, dearie I was

very anxious at times. But a very

great deal has been done to my boys

& their officers in the way the have

worked. It is splendid.

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you again was to make [[?]] at I've

missed this long time. I am anxous

to have the first news of Geordie & Lyn's 

wee Diamond. So fa with us the first

arrival in the way of Grandchildren has been

a wee girlie I wonder if Geordie will change 

the succession. Oh! Fogi's letter seems to show

that Rory is sure enough the

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