Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 15

rgght end of Den Hatey
mo lay who is pretty ill
indeed has beged to be given a command
a dglard tather than go home now
This as see done & if he canegan
any decet healthhe is just the
Very may for tho joh for withall hi
Coults he is a hilliantly clevermon
& a live soldier. Hcranedmt
I does take a terrible time for
catles to reach us here but ntquit
as long as letter. What I cannot
understand ihy it should loke our
calles to you io long to reach you You
know thome I rent in answer t your
Sept Ioar Freeting thatws
mblistede th He Isont shoh      
 

before & was I think they are
delayed by the people in London
for home reamn or just through
Their carelesnes. They have such
tr
t
beaps of little g
b
at the headguarter now oged for
15 t 10 0 20 & absest half of them
are guits pick upo fom tho way
rom
they lork at you you are almostapaid
togo near thplace. In the beginning a
lot of them were real trummes Dan
said that the man who engoyed then went
for good looke only whether they were
mitable or not. Bye metearee2
We may be int a fight again pretty
pom I hope therreather gine of
roon. The sufferings of, twrended
are ronething pightful in real ter like
th Millet of live& lter wet
afthe Baunee por yomvery

 

Crance
Peps 1,23 mitted
5.4:17
uall right I enclose you a letter
from mr Kate slam Terguson of
mount parthe the last tir was in
the 7st boct sulled at Gallipol
Iont the a branged lady. I am
snoming be leterI put the
surelope in as well (a account of the
penny old voy the addrems &) fo you
to ree I als enlose a copy of the
Notice I rentout t Bastalin entodyig
the letter If I las trres to pead it
to sho old e0 gd lan m enough
broke down
We are lang a very withe
time. Dull in mornings & pottl
& cricket on thafternos the
dango lare len hight mny
but with a better cld and Mare
All getting Sunfarnt
sluday bing tazae day ore
sort all day. The 5tn
the Championshy of the Brigad
for war thave Densionl po
& I that the 15h will am again
is ytq account
 

NO
I las a gand with the head &
Yesterday as sports & arked
hem & work it for seorder &
come to vy migad as Deranlethe
for the Sport Anahe permisee &
send him orce. Sordie will ken
verwll know witha lot of people
who may berifste of sn th
-
My Bryade Hu Dorg &x loty
other loys & En Walkes of the ore
will mne is be will be much
more amogot friends & Inoy
bealle to help him a little
General Birdword wid be would
come t the Sport for balfan fr
interter be some he stopped
right the very and & raned
very pleased with the fogo. He ever
adtena judge for a race for the
Hugaes is bly tho whemm as
th lardin could plast
I enclose my wllor whect we
erore as Inlatt year red sn&
cord a Ble for laig ten the
Pennside at all Ir the erm
 

Iwrent to Gunsenal W. Q to Benner
We lat gents a promiseng padI
enclose the menn. Ded you sy thn
was a War ond It is very quiet speaupl
awaylack here outof dall & the
me an commercing tlook just
plendid
This is all the new atie bove
no Walker Ser Killnon (Mrs Bbat
oal t w b co
back) & Bol gobutor (geniny is beother
cans is also jut beex from Hospilel
Cl Lagt Henat Devery & warsh
ar all fine tlook arst oplended He
have got gent to fet & Best Layt
is lookers guite tully now. I am
gettng Edpt He Kant enlack
tme. He is in Englaid. Alr I thense
Hopkinon nyold L.M. & perhaps
Billy Weddell
 

France
1/1
Dear Loig Ket
28
OHere a few minuter & Gave
descest are it must write a few
more lines to you & lad a lettle fon
toge thother day. By her accounts
Roy has a pplended cros 6000
baly or ut as this will houith
uon 15/ - 6 201- a bagor the pricis
mory be will be making neaps
o money in spits of relarcity
lator yar et Hll Saly m
te dient Whterer on alt th worlaume
law done without our Baaly I
yot thisoney mte paper & t parcel
all right but John Belpins hore
mist not his Howes prize wck
are aer reacfed me at all D
wonder who lagged them One of
Aoy thas gave one of sorc Nutue
sine parcel to wrots & stanked
foge for mndi it to him. The
seerried quite pleasure aboutgetteng
 

the letter Fam glad What a pityo
got nepe that ting darling I would
sare lad another 50 grydlet aboue
read for you by notd bit on England
Mary just runs array with ste
Islare to later lenonsi favmfin
my fromhem lady state ds o yal
Seey rum to be getting very jealrs of
Ii wheed lately the Lat Roadying try
much to the one tweneral screell. When
thet General wakes any niggarter very
nearly trlle oer himself getting uy to
ry be thrroughy uppot it &i
ny charce I should disagree be
if moe emplated an appeomy th
lu Only yesterday the Geal wa wt
en alolt omr me not solating
by mitor car & said they would
sare t be punished for not dong.
I got us odeferded my boys &
said I lotally thoagneed ott
pmsbey ther tal it mae
frgetfelnen then any thingele
&of seened om purhilthere
int men wh fighslik
b t
 

ours for suet a thing olatanyhns
more could be done by permeding
then that it was a properthing he
by may of thong respect tth Sir
Comndider thar punishing then
whot would tad to makee then tall
him coming amngst then old
teray nopped up his face faiily
ledming & toll how he had comed
orderd & hoo a hal purshed the
for not salistory Ire totally dirague
with me it it.
The joke of state was that the DerComond
b my point & agreed with me
against Percy at the End & old duey
didnt - know what way t late it
She old gool you know pketed imulh
about taking Banjaume for which ther
was no real fight at all that it became
a poke & ever Gent Badwod pke be
aeout it & calls him Lord Tiry of
Bauparne & then inmediately after
i myloys lad se real laid
gighting & took 13 different town
 

& the Bryade was congratulatest
all the energ to the EC
& thes las suit old Tercy veymult
& made me dam apaid a bother
enemy Ste all mery renypetty
&everath & will bedd Penys
art I think of I get made a
rajos geveral leffre him & Ispore
Mos dercy sell lexfeeded too But
we must just your deacpr
do our best Mt then is me conlit
once n her lett I ge
although th estender to deturn that
Iave bing what oten
of H Mecteel S Beoye ongt
e atiyou casget
& mostly yterred to field Marshell
& met like you tther that stnly
plan P. M.G not nearly suet a prank
me Ionseht of ux adnong
ny the cannys likeal pobs
smilty. If I got annoyed I gives.
o besepen
just lett then all even Gene Berdwood
abon
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I he
the
hat
ruk in
thin that
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10s just the reliert day 220/4/13
that ever wse by over sif. H
s placeful & the roys reen is
happy swell & hight. We are jurt
going to hare a church patade
ag it is surday I enclose a letter
you ame from MMy Merrylees
latily. I I should like yo teall
e our not tmprople
mts merryles has benn very kind
thoone & her noterdone at Plymeth
was also
Bye deage love Kit Mellern
Millam of Lngt urerpng
Keryor mdat