Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, November 1916 - December 1916 - Part 7

evr then
loge then toes or feef.
legs. I is twitl hw rapdly the
wretchedt there develone here. lome
men who started back from the trenehe
tesalker
with very little nyr of it as
hod or threemiled to the dressire
station had already dereloped
gargiene wth thes spet. I am
is an old genor du nt negre
forty feet below the Persface. I have      
topair
rocks o of yet my fee
are cold as progs here at 3 p.n
while I am writing it you & my
as baudl
prgers is cold tat 3
aren
write. Yet the poor
guard is a shell tle ont upon
nearly up to thei knew i drut

mnaid. My boys benrgouty
M M
thme are lking very aaid
piwhere by board et for them
to natd upon & are making a
Very light little to railig
 

to rend un lood + wates & so lesso
the rupul toil of
carrying these
th snd. we
davy throsyt
hope toget a railing within alot
sooyards.
the puing line by making
unof vrious gallies dy
hidder from the enemy. On there
joggy dull days we could work
in all day if the Puitzes would
never he siz & it makes no nowe
or moke being diiver by a littl
motor engine. huct a hittle Balr,
ther it is with two lettle toy truchs
is pont & tibehad but it is underful
t a bad it wly pull along
the laddie wuldcove
for a loy.
but 100 mer could caidly pull
thrloud it takes any will care
When it i pnted 176
2o of the
dreadful lator of carryng willl
done anay nitt. We are als getting
day day bts nade when me
goo the pont live car got
coming
 

eary attention in nnfity sconpt
when we come back again you
was we will I hope find thing
Very comfortatl. We have made a
good hort my the time Jacky lozs
people get here there will be
Warlty Improved to what they were
when we took over for we yound
not a ingle thing done toward
making the men consfortatly, I
haveteld two letters by the last
mail from Mrs S. McTaier of 186
Galeshuse thet Paskville asken
about her inno N2101 Blet.F
McLarer 60
For & Pt John McLarer
Mr. Lwvill
(No number gover) of t 2
do what I can t trace then but
dont know of I shall hav anyluct
Af this the lady that Ine Slewar
menlioned.
I am enelosing an
official noto or M.
renker whon
you arked about wce before
son all I could go
tota
then
 

Feaclon
nt about himbut y
2g0
ol. Newarts note
I should not
like to
& anay Pleave my to
is now
dont thiist anyoue will pry to look
after them as well as have. I do
have then or think of thew fondsh
not
I thowork tbe done is erentioe
cannot be negle cted but apass
from that I don't think any of the
other Bregadeers are mored caneful
of tho mer that I lave ben wel
my dean old darking Katis God
Bless IRe
+
you safeowell
you & your two darlis gb. Iel
them bidg is alsays the
nocesge.
them I lwes then gotd
 

Fhance
My demrest Rot
Heary rain Las 8/12/16
st is again & ftings are very misuable
I have had to go bark tobed but I think
I am getting better. I will cable tyou if
have to go to hoopital io if you dont
hear you will know all is will. Ime
the news about Romama o Tuice jrt
awful. I lave always thought that it
by Jas 1910
would be all or
but I bege tear I will never see
some gain. This wretched misfortune
seens to be almost the last than witl
t wheat soil lands of Romnama at
it would reen imporsble
Da dispost
to starve Germany, out of God Knowo
when we can fight ver tustand
still. I wonder of this droasis wer
needed tbring the Anshalian people
to their sensey or if it is true, that
those the gids wiot to destroy, as the
a
old neeks used to m
ey firg
tn pertainly to me they
Make mar
reen
appear the mad nelarc
pey thinging
at last to be taaken
 

old doquith out. But ther they
have bak the Epps & submarines to
tead them the danger of remaining
any longer or a fols pparadisey
SIt rrns tome that never before oour
we hen in net anful danger
of depeated uou know what that
pers
would mmean the end of the Britera
Inqure Pertainly Anstralia would go
to the Gerways. There is no dont
It would be justice for people capable
I net welpolness as our prople bar
proved themvelves deserve no letter
fate. And those Salor scoundrels
would roon find out the difference
then. You should have heard the
great chegure that went on in the
enomys lines last night, Evideall
the news of the fall of Burcharer
had jurt ben announced.
oe that God will
we can only &
ohen peoples eyes t thei daven
& Krgther thir mind & will to
Gent Fivy was slightl
conguer.
 

wounded a couple o days ago to
a splirter of sheell whih jst ght fus
pants & sansed his full a little. The
had a day io bed or the strengtt
& gof himself unvited gounded
but t the diflect woulld I reven
for a good while the unyquite lende
H.I suppoe
self with py about
o cllng texcar a pourd sipe
with theep of us, tepeople an
queer arent they sent intill
got ill the that day & we Heane
thok over theold we prigad out hee
was wounded the Very day betoo
over & at present ye geps who a
selected to succeed me with the
Batt has now thoold Brigade.
7
trrft of the Enendor Rifles hes th
about 22
7Sm. He is only a lo
be get the l permanente
AtC
he will be for
Hrechres

the yoursest Coloel, the boys used
mkknane yon General Swift
X
he way on truth of
come
 

me of then days
sure mone
the mar gs or General Harfuld
was killed & sent Pator wounded a little
while back. I hear that t Major Gene
Walker & Major Senl-Con loth Enpuiae
ypeers are gon back tthe Britr
ary of thi places are filled as
bleve io intenged yoor, our oi
men it will bring me pretty near
promition to mayt General. Our Gine
M lay is for hom well too & he way
have to be replaced at any time
I am not anxious for the
however of any mchrs fou it will
bring very great responiblifies
witht st& as presnt I tard
feel sting enongf t stard
worrie tat I rave uyin me
an. The mail closs inorrow
7
morning decne othis will
rs MF a
you San yard
epirtle. I am Iror
Very cheerfn
exers feelong at all elated
 

Sep1eS plE
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para 10t De
it very much
letter in enry
d
Ttmor
Cold. neo
9r
Fribl cally
b see we yorteda
 

or ginera
of the
at the prospect.
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JJ.J.C.R





Tell on Rock t may that the minds
of the people at hoe are opened to m
great danger before it is too late
that nent yug the
I fully in
e
Gemans having nitled oithhe
Roumaman I human for the
timbeing will may back or no
oall
here othe most parill figh
Unlers we fai
hristory will nem.
bl
adoqnate recrints we cannot
to hold them lack. Wr almost
certain the Sermans will have
tanks pertaps better tat our
At present the Bernar Deroplane
are yor inperior tours f all
the pkit is the papers & balmore
wry day one machines as
bought down olvery day the
lsemys places get whre dar
iotpin donn tprong orom
over with mackin
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