Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 14

for robbing a dead man. Well
hs, he said than my mate
by the road there - the sole
has come right off he book
a the mid & be cannot
march with his bare feet is
I sold him I'd come of her
& get him a boot off then
terman: A I had to mle
I ride away. Genmy love &
pror old now In Leod. I am
very vory for her. I am isglad
the sea fided u your white silk
somcelf. Imt it a frind that hem
M Nat wont make of your om sty
for you. I enclose a letter from the
Witte Frinch lady. It is meta
long time since I heard from her     
that I thought she had forgoeten
 

me: The trantation see likethe
Sor
" I have proposed for guits a long
time to reply to your kind letter
but time doe rem away is quickly
for over the last twomonth
"ire have had continual goings
comings in the houre
my brother came home or leave
& three weeks at the some
serey
time my father was for days
here consalening oning to a
"fall from in horse. Happily
his injuries were not senous
beno completely recovered
keyohar
W al
ao save troop here alays
I drit know if I deceunt
myself but I think I raid you in
a Motoscar on the Hagebrook Road
 

the day before yesterday
That was not tho care as I is not ten near
there of late nor
I hope you keep or getting good
news of your wise & you cree
children. Mother joum with
me in congratulating you or your
decorations
Here all our family enjoys good health
Pierre & Therese an holeday no
On Saturday last we buried Colonel
Constant whom you called on athis house
here. He was only ill for three weeks
The English troops b him a militir
Guneral. This was a nice old French
CColonel who was Forernor of Lga Hankirk
Have the findness to give our
kind regards to all your officer
kindly receive oo, the exprerion of my
distingutled s i exet t r yo oe
 

She writes very meet ascont the
I enclose also a litter I got trom
Welped Avery Johnnys brother.
the ar selpr my letter.
deapest shte to you know
your Couvins Murdochs addess
I might be able to do something
ford him. Erie Walker is quit
all right again but the weather
is just mthing tickler. Yesterday
was bright [o (out of the and) quit har
Ioddy it is pooing rann & pleet
thtterly cold. out thurash a
dear little pet to want to go to
shool was tham thins &
aslosh teda Son must bay
a Historyof England to
Rndgard Kipling & mere
elo. St lelt Hirtorylikea
fiy book & the weekets arce
 

enjoy it & they will (as they pay
is much attention learnqute
aist of Hrotony that will beg
then later just by listering
to it. M Bealangord Stake
is suchpaue with them
There is another Child's book
by kipling called Puck of
Pook Hill. If you could
get that that would self them
quitea lot tro as it dealy
with Histonical matters. Then
then are ssome booke on Intim
My thology & Seeck Mythologn
all of which will be of interest
& a matter of 1s clars adncation
&o them when they growd older
I bought ther ondlong before the
wal. They have some teautiful
prctures on them to
but you
 

ought not to let the little people lande
them much until they are older
as the book are valuable ones Stoight
n mu to up
a letter from Fa to you had beetes
just tell me all the news & not hurt
the sending it along. If you see Violed
you might tell her that Mrs Edweed
sem to expect a letter from her which the
bant got get & Mrs I as very good t her
yet the caun't written a word Alu
you see nather please ask her
to let you lave a loar of tho photos
o her father berther to get copied
foe me. You might get three taken
of each. The Exwards people are
all anxwus to have one each &
they are len good to sevidie &
me. I liked the srop shold verymuch
the let of the garder showng is by nce
 

he tmmontal e mee place
mathing you oye out pr ancones
tutl hi blet tarmee nelytr

ll
Nonge of a terviar or Montenages Decaatin
for me I dont think dur recommided
for it. There are at least dother ColIllim
in the force & all havedrewell. homan
yet Bryadien but may soo be is then
is every donger of coprion is if Ian
repoted woider & killed be quits
sure of ot before you get alarmed. ther
are at least shalf a dozer other you
o the same neme Captain Bint
toforce also & goodnen know hro
many of the name in the rank. I had
mrdea the nameum tocommon
until I saw the rll of the frice
Mr Hendum pt me the Cappirg for the
Herald about myself Mnenea Ballant
 

appear to have inverted it. No news
yet of any further decoration but
it soneteme take months. Iam
practically certai of A C.R & there is
some hint that I will get the command
of the new 6th Deoneon that is beng
raised but I savs nothing depart dgo
upon yet is dont count upon that
oogualet aganfo lutle while
dndpet. If I get it the thing that wil
be most pleasug to me will be the happeners
of Makergona this money Dyou You were is
Gok & patient t raring i the old days yo
pried wreet Crompper. I suppose I
tll heeavely the youngest to Command
a Devision any wherean the Britith
pices. I was for a while thd youngnot
Bryadier out now Bob Sith, Henry
Bennelt & a man named Cannon have
all leater me. They are each of
 

only about 33. Carl geor whohadth
D Brigady for awhile is also but
age but the prerious Bryaden siy
Ten hear who was wounded a
the head came tock & yers las
give ver tEngland cerertry&
by old rank of Lieut Col. It was
a great pity as gon is by for the
McNewlling year sauth
able man But I dont think
any of there have a chance fr a
long while yet of becoming & najoi
General. erly has I think thereat
testclane - perhap ever letter the
mine, as the event may prove. Wnt
Mrs I. be simply reyoyed of this
io the care but at present my sock
are farounite in the market. I think is
at because I fright whard for ayhs
a egypt & prred myself rgute i
light & mmy boys hare done
 

ne pplendedly provery that they
like beng inder mes & General
annwy
Birdwood who was as cty
with me because he thought I was
wrong now is pleased with me
vecauoe I have proved myself right
I would be very decentof him to
admt that by geveng me a chance
now wouldn't it