Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 3

my dearest old pated
France
Here isa ne
20/1/17
letter from you. It was theme you I shold      
have got last wek Then is also one
pom Boat but Nara's bannt emeyis
You said in yoou that she my writing mus
in dated the 27th Nr & Duby th 20th Mr.
don said also that you were writing moren thi
feet
morning I that ws am repaits
letter. It cannt ome along yet eyther do
glad seter inte is pase home. What
penyold weather you had for permine
out here, It has mored new for two
days & last night there wa I hard
grost, & all the ewoild around is like
a hurge wedding cape with ding myaa
it. The post las made a hard enost
on the mow & it crackle under your
eet as you work. It is very pretty
out very cold. I myself dot feel the
cold very much but iome of the boys
do. Poorbla Bert sayh will have too
to hospital. His ruptane worre
ttan it gos yesterday oby has t
dtopn ted Iwopenfare
 

I shall look provid with
t
enterest & your rext litter for weer
Lyn I havent ren soldie of lats hithe
w anxiounation last I hand of sai
hem. I am rorry t say young knny
bod tgo any agan yesterday. The
wound in he land betkeout spert
I am a paid he may fave trouble still
with it I was very interested indet
to hear about your gift afternoon tgle
that it was a niccess. Nothing sas is
for arrived from the Depot for us but no dots
it will crbe along in due comre. I had a
letterfom t McCral telling me about the parcels
but last week, but they lave not turneding
yet I am very sorry for Mrs Bonda&
Varlle. Their herrtanas were very good boy
bothof them I will tryfind out
about Pti & Wood let you know. Thereit
bust new I han had & pyin adapted
sat thare they give up hopes Lod
I have not rean me walker for
a good while. Afterwe wer sont of the line
he crent to Ergland of leave & now
has gove ta phool in the sad mee
 

I hope by the time that he is through that
be will be better again. I believe be has
injured a greet deal by the rest. There
is a lot of sickvess amongst the
officers os well as the mer. I am still
troubled with a buet) sronchtes but it is
not bad at all except that I have to be caupe
all the tme against colds & it is a fit ofa
minance Iwrit I could get ud of it
altrther It is jut like it i ht
Broadmeadom always damy- I recommete
Scarlor for a trial as haff ofpeer & be
is with general Ping for a monthr nill
Terey sold me that he is very pleased with
him. d Dotl one netor general non
i not wleatal & snl diry is blatt
over the Dirsin for the limben whils
Hotle las a holidayy, old gohn Gilon
invery kind wsithhe Whaten bem
bate Iuall very well be
there peoply to be rayng nce thing about
one now out what about after the Erue mee
any of them come along & give me a jit
Berrene & feet me from begging. But
its no wot graintliy is aet d
 

France
my dessers Katte
Dulcld here 24/11
today the ice upon the shill holes
is three pches thick & you can
dance about or them - ev I can
without breeking it. lit
gack post. Te giind is as said
as ion where all was muc afew
wiek back, but it is only a cuirta
wogems o hors silt heak through
but the sand blo bt It make
digging int tf baid work
until you got through the haid
crust a petrol tin of in lift
ontide last night was a rolid
block of ere & the ndn of thecar wer
all thleed by the nesmre. Md have
mondo
died to have see all the mer witt
tom wiskers. With theneat
blorng upon then great long ecclesi
ppses & droopleden & thoughther
bruhet it off it frned ogan
abouta minute Theyard look
urmy. I parred a wis neeting
 

fence about 10 feet bel. The pors
was is thick upo it that it
looked wlid like wone nne
tromporet ulk When I go
dive I wis that it impined
of partieter of port as pure & white
& the frnest marble & making the
crevest traiigs like lace entrodery
it in so dry a buttls that if you
wnched it at ramited int eny
dust what the arroy with th wie
but of they fell or y said they welt
& made it oret. It was a most teautful
sight She soyn more etselfis very
bantisul it is is pare white & clear
It is much more pleasant cold as it
is than the mud & slush wne had a while
bock I have inquired about the ray
Douglas Wood but tor keay nothing
He just erent rit in th charge &
Asapseand I have in hope that
rewalive Girey despectsimpy
t theoor lody bis mother Dan
arkng Gol Dungar tind
ners of tes tdcprell & hllira
 

as roon as he lett me know I will let
you know. Borold Best Layl has lad
to go away to lave that rapture iterd
D & dajor Gulls is running the Bo
I am waiting yocar what you
thought of Hewitt. He was oe of my
sest ofpecrs. I am apaid be will nerer
aere his rightark again tell game
I harent got her letter yet. I must
have goon astray. I tave not met
Hody yet. I am lookngtomoid
tgaitiry your phot dating Dite
as good as BaIll bedelighted
with it. Wont you have one of the Barnie
taken too. The littlegarden must
look nee. Who cooks after it now
that Wara is laid up
 

Ihurnyold complient you wuld
te you say what a dear little
bor you must have been if you are like
as people say be is like you, Trade
murt lave be sorry oe you gen cy
Ill with gory be you beck coneday
I lear I was a way checked myer
mother said about an old phold that she
has of me. I thenk I should it Dyou
people und tmistake itpe a
ordie the sthoolleocher said you
looked so mee in the little wit yyou
had that you ought to have you phottater
"in it. I was just tere then, just a
butt olderthan the laddie & r expecta
meschelly they just like him. Donthe
a gueet litle clap o you s t dl
tate at. I taret must newsatall
dI am exlgg letter por com
nellie & a pictur thertaines. I sent
our laune fistine they & arked t
return then toe which she did. The photos
of her children an not good When I row
them atlick wo mot he looking.
wish clear vry sen very regulad fealue
 

Io thooe he looks ther sill. The ladie
an pinds with whr the kiddie
wer less while then mother ather an
in dercastlo attending the los fae
I had a ver mce bttophect
enclosed a Barlya letter otold
her dere it to you t rave
the poor beng topt welldea
ol ta the shilling is not very lad oer
her out I comn with the reneral of
attacks it will start ogain. Iell the
dear little people Id rather care then
for my oree fet then all tredals th
knorth byou ererybody car give
me. Dear darbinld Ratifet little
suntrr lady thore God th oke
Mou tediae pet alonys rape for
ten dida
mlti Alrkines for allsou
you Ve d
I am also evelin cpie of a not
faper we publect nird to amure th toys.
K.H. or Kenneth Anderor yo tmost
at trother. He is a
nititores
hm no a bclas
 

France
My darley Katie
2/2/17
Fre&

on hie
neflecte
pplate that thet yeuy Doctor
ave neme play bedi
oce the 26 gonon a whol
week & it is is widht write
ded. I sceved folor
letters fom, you, &ore sor
to dt before yesed
sora
dae the 28
One a
Noanley & should care reacted me
by theast wait. the Photgan
aft sight it as a mce ff
tt int m pmiling
rprtue lasty at all tat
go tack
you get the pusty
to them & vare another
ast
one taken when you ta
& the nar is furthgoing to peen
the Buttor shot thy Dengine
r
o the targeray to be wofe
for good & wht he hog
 

2
with look then take the Bames
to dushent te a osofthen
too eave

for order
for te e of toeis tel me
I'll care to go andy to awhile wo
get rid of they old monghtes
you asking to be vent a the
wulty Frabce wher it is nar
Fd withall it gogs at the
year would be no use
tin
atales to
the his my
I will get Fnenmorin or Plemeon
it I stophen much lorger igtr
given ir to then at last. I am very
and tohave togo & I wanted tbe
to raring too to end another
tt my dailmtd
$50 gt

&Inguis Pertaps Surle
manage it timeton deasolde
istrel ble payt
lo 4
Hat old debt ro meel & that the
intirest alind ano much
nn I honeeht it aelped
a
siffsred
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