Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 1

France
Dearoly ftater,    
I rebeer thinking &/1/41
in ct a losabout you then par
few days. We have ben on the move back
from the port lines to the quieteraria
in pear for one lest. I got a
new year present as I suppose
you raid in the papees - it is me
t have ben published at home - the
decoratin of the MG. You will
be glad to bav re that I
a1 D.S.O. for wth Bert Lough2
Cany Stebourt. I was alway
reeen tgot a D.S.O. Myself & I
though I am oureof of after lone
pine & would lase been toirly for
the oers u pored then made o it or
the at. lani liitle medal
What crandl wlta golde cated. I glaris
supprve either Col Layh or Col teet
crould themelves have e
o
claimed that then Bsittalen
did anything like the work my old
& did of io much will thenselre a
 

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did yet I am delighted thatI
have secened them this decoration
which is very bighly prized in the king
This is a lot of cheating I ther wt
ogit it but my doys deserve
it tully Bott have been through
from the very reginning as you
know. at lot of the otherfficess yot
decosation. In my Brigade Major
Comeron Cept Hurry, Capt Wrigley
Lt Farrfox, Lt 8Agar & Maplain
Facte) Siltert methe Dogthan
all got military Bojoes which
is next fert to the D.S.D. I am partentar
please about your Hagley the crasctait
tnow old Beog oe bive & get a tell
terrill wound or the thigh cuttingt
nave. I got Mr Edgve on
mon & tike him i wilh
her for awhile & be is now all
right. Kurry alog her recovered
Wonderfully He has lest bi right fore
singel nttalthory & he lad a wole aght
through ws eye t doctors maraged
 

land. I was in a decent mea truet
your thother day I iode therefoor kest
Billet I looked round to rec i I could
got anything for th little people
but could not re anything verynice
The shops morthham small window
you cannot on the stock like you can.
Meltouine ar London &other English Towr
without going in
 

My dearest Nt
France
Theres notaper 8/1/13
of news to tell you this time. 1oI
renderg you a cuple of clysings from
the philet that way dmee you & pany
I don't think I am going tget tr
at all wilh m nen General mar
Iam ditful sorry that old sevl
Mclay was gone, This nee one
Courtneys
seems a bit of age
all right H you Mestern Hustiae
He as put a redt flat or the port
ofhis notor carps thomer can
pan that they didn't know we was
in the car & whonerer they reeth
red lag car pass they ve got to
salute it
He is plorshing sound waking
a terribly jurs H was enastilly
man before & has never had
anyther to do gth dusontry
bepre at all. That is the pronat
Beunder of the powers that be. If
 

he das g man like McCay he would
soon leavy out as heis a Courtne
lied in a paid oe t. Irof
too how daracter comes out ia
man to. He is just like cosrtan
in Type too malldmorally
looking infoce as in oody.
I had a nice letter from Mrs
Edwards today serding we a Plun
Pridding& a pair of Hockergs.
a little wook of postry to read
they were ported before & masbet
only got here today
you of the littleteroes are verymee
Tele in one called
Bide a Wee.
It wen
Though the times be dacks dueary,
though the way be long
keep your spirits sughts chary,
Bide a wey, and denna ccary!
Io a heartsone rong.
atd them then is another little
yerve called
 

The Little Roem of Less
Thon;
We
They
"Small words but mighly
o the spar
We bound the lise & hopes of nan
You, first, hes thought of his own selfaneful
until another comer his heart to rhile.
for them, life besk is centrred round therelone
Tell younger lives come all their love to prove
gust you ame o the Burmes eont it
We have got orders that we are to go lack
gradually to the sont line very you
to om seriod of rest will noor som
Perlags I'll mee guekyboy going back
t tim as I blieve ar an tlam
onr old places & let them come out
for a not agan
Hean dest matest darlin but
Milloon &led Heven you th Bairnee
n o
<
eSenna Heary
 

ve rent Maj Marstall ver
I inlance togo toa school dleam
to a a vient Col.
He is a very good by then have
wonderful carcer. He joined as
a perruts at Broudmeallow yoh
a military son at collipoli
I will be a Colonel woor othink
His nother will be pleased wlh
expect
to my last letter I forgot
to enclose tho plrote of lourn
nellir tober site put it
in mrs one

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rvoun
 

Yudeanold Natie
Fravce
Your letter of the 10/1117
19t Now duly to hard but I recr to
har missed me of your letters wiho
as I drrit remender you telling in
any ther about ther looper trll
or Mr Drowbridges, gued Frea Seller
Alro as Olarent had acable & amune
that you must have been bolate forthey
Hennt togit the Fertemwict house
fare still at Northcots. I lad a
letter from Mr Lowe dated much later
thant yours ver the 26 Nor ropombly the
are othertelten rom you is stenail
which are not yet bor delivered it
is ofter that way here. Matethen
allotwek conetire when th
as a very he nail to get them all
ortedou ordas re bd
He i getting very anxious about
not manig received a cable pom
ayn o comfortafion on oun
Depst have yet arrived po risbit
 

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ive get part, of the general Comforts
all right you i Bridden. the
packet of mildura lassm I dates
are very nice I shall certainly
itgoelpir a pyso
arrive. I am glad to ree dd Bob Smith
got the D.S.D. all nght. Now that he
has a Brigads be is wre tget the
as well if be goe through operheps
a whanch Decoratin as well.
hings an looking very bd over
Romania way I wnden & thopesoel
Hustielia yet realize for yor
sernory is off king katge & phat
dreadful fighting we lay bfore is
ben rease yeal tver laig duga
lth oraerHill he ol
then inage me & nong back
all invunde with, Ola Hindenbrg
whom his mey welieve emmaible
for the last effort to cruhies
to the ground. All the fighting
as you will be as notoing oular
 

will lapsen here next pring &
perlaps as early as thoregerning of
maid. Mryone is very annious
because it rel that Gernany
aspretty sre to bry mgthrge
turtzeland as she did yroul
Belum & France by he treaties
but twitzelaid has not kenallet
put any intification alors that
twiss tordle at all. What wnel
& apper of ola Hndenhug hurt though
there goodnen nl knows. Inland is
undersoner now thouaid more troop
& whatis chelotdoing letling ou
ranks duirdle done notg
though we have bee nearly a month
oywerempcenent an
omi on is slosly that our rane
an erely balf full & the proryedn
go ack therefore sas tomens
work. I wish I had a few of thre
Antic Cnscriptiments ben t slase
then reculteatiy workoad you