Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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might hare hoppened ward on no haid t pung up all night other excitement sent my tinpe oway to glory i & the boctorten tapt bry net he wouldn't be rerpountly if I didn't grawng & ruton oth Feeld Arnbulance but on new denerelt wne ot of agot me thuureek secial leane & Duse nt off at oner in a pecist motor can oher at Boulogne & should bere ber nearly t England by nw as thload was t leave it helppurt ten butorning & the byour dyatue has been put off until half part three tspertap lorge ifthe for is still sux. Buty neednt bo alamed nto djeel purpetty it tel & dwill take good care of myself England oeer little General was byy you H said must not say ascout henrysuck. I promised not t do no of h would mre for mnher any bigattersan contemplated, whyit he sis h would blo. He Imbulina H mid I would be very loedy the lack in the mate Iold shockI am but he doesn't know what a tre will my Opesep & the pot his I have nenn lis attect of Planrts last year must tell it my saro
But your proyers must be telling in my saw Manoh because everything I do therodays Terms byo right. I ported of General Bordward oner ine officer again the declnd tat it a bit budly this time He ever promised to get vid of then for me when portunity offered so it all part mete and didn't it they ean ne now thatmy Brysan trines letter thn the ther & it we caused insisted or getting ind of the wasters. I am asplend ae suppet t about it all I do hope d'il he all & get well stack eith my boys soon I feel mu that on only has t take careful preparition is the trench do now &we could rure hundeeds of lives omartitlery & trarst mostars are is pupst nory that it is ol ser oecanionally that me should ber telaye in the o pull ota bats fashern. When our log got and the
Borr turcher they find what was left of the eerim lsterally pardlied by far so mudh so that they bad so caset hold of them I dray then out of then little dugonts Not a ringly man of our shurte as los the thing wno all ree & i slarted buck sp hin t some wne cought by the enemys pr hit as Draic the trlat cansalting me wthing to peake of Niswa oor goinng euny trained those Irenf mosted me of my Brigade. Nerriamme deried his decoration that ty DI. When hegets home you tell his mother that I said no & myroid shouldgo a long arny. all the newpoint othe prshability that Iuigor will not be fit r a long time for actimatelike north France is pomr marke wll almost cirtaiy get that Buttateon. I could nodmit for a fetterman. Well my dear Antelore ther is y5 nothing for a hear of Skrte in this letter so there nt the Legion of amrrI will bn to start a co me ar th to one is guite sll already althoan me then aty aly the b tpl S astet
THE OEANERS HOTEL 820T ar C t Deautkit I am btayporten you a letter Diotit Bonlane or the mayover but in it has sen Berdi telegron in it I will register it wfwo be lort I am tgo bfore a wedieat rond comvered t ree if they Call rend m a hosptal or gurd let me kowe aroud or leave probably of the ds Iwill Go & May mrs
Edwards for a time I feel a tyby letter tolay. I had a real lovely by hot bath neare Walded myslf odeath shwe afterI do fuel clear. Fersspatt re had fn a month & first decent ne mee We went to the Fomn post Waterplenty it to a great Beving, Riso the dear wee people for Fida. Millim o bk gof odie int Be Million tover then alade hom your Naron tede tn
Beyn Oerog angollen. pach 117 Ny dearet Koen I am beyre a most delightfulholdday up wi Bredymne as kind as homble to me I shall be very radwhe & Ihare t leerd them. The are guite different to the I was sut past year fatte Edwards told me the wa seared adeat o ns time & ths accounted donbt for the stifpers that crasplevys apparant with beas Now the is
more like symearted to me thenanytheng eloe lik hustay mach indeed. I are noa rer much tinlou ertithis tim On e to a fer minutts on afternoos tea Yesterday Mrs Edwrds et chestesa lovely old toie with such quest old noun I bave got mekeews it to rend out to You. I am is vrryy wvere not forewith me
I would be lovely t take our cour caith me & sell you about theretines for slave head so much about then in History the it is like weeting old fiends to reether I am feling gat well again sodons beerberyor you dearbd head about oe at till. Here is nothing muchen the tayf news deat ourpeople semt Hletting a bit of a Moreon in France & the Hermals are fallusback, but storlt nly be to take ina store position t therean Byconto deanbla eples Lort Braly he dear we pet tunies & miltiono Hins paqttey d
more THE SERNERS HOTEL 3 n /2 harct my dearest lor. care just got amli mish letters fim you lott of phlos of toden little hets is I an very lappy. have but veylettle in oor writing a I care te pretty bus. The eastes days I spent wilh horder at i ott noure at Dendar mneywere here kind indeed D. Gerdis has ten give a entra weeks ceare the is vey pleased. He will continue & May then I laves go k o race I am rnd yt at goingback but at th tite I has
3291 (3105) nadeth0 I ladsua yoyu eclaide b hip tell mas g Marrkall that I got remittance of ₤100 pr meltoume by ane whect I omme game fon the comfort pund but no lternance yet. shall hand the suner re to our Rrigude Committee of which Colorel Hewart is penident t decide as tots enperdunce I went & Buillingha palace got my PMe Saturday. He very pretty geot my St Annes brom also. I hay taken allm mare let from looks & ceft it out at he scoct place t will rer korage feet. Hll Busly & Vana & Whodean wre pits I dave then letter will write as wor or am get wck& rance. Th yo gvallm letterd

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might have happened raid or no raid. But the effect of

being up all night & the excitement sent my temperature

away to glory up & the Doctor man. Capt Borg said he

wouldn't be responsible if I didn't go away& sent me

to the Field Ambulance but our new General Man [[cried?]]

right off & got me three weeks special leave & I was sent

off at once in a Special Motor car to here at Boulogne

& should have been nearly to England by now as the boat

was to leave at half past three & perhaps longer if the

fog is still bad. But you needn't be alarmed Katie I feel

perfectly fit & well & I will take good care of myself in

England. Our little General Man was very good. He said I

must not on any account hurry back. I promised not

to do so if he would wire for me when any big attack was

contemplated, which he said he would do. The Ambulance

he said I would be very lucky to be back in six weeks

But he doesn't know what a tough old stock ^bird I am

& the fact that I have never had an illness in all my life except that

attack of Pleurisy last year, must tell in my favour.

 

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But your progress must be telling in my favor

dearie pet because everything I do these days

seems to go right. I sorted up old General

Birdwood over some officers again & he didn't

take it a bit badly this time. He even promised to

get rid of them for me when opportunity offers so it

all paid in the end didn't it. They can see now that my

boys are trained better than the others & it is because I

insisted on getting rid of the wasters I am so pleased

as muffin dearie pet about it all. I do hope I'll be able to

get well & back with my boys soon I feel sure that one only

has to take careful preparation in the trench do now

& we could save hundreds of lives. Our artillery &

trench mortars are so perfect now that it is only very

occasionally that we should have to charge in the old

Bull at a Gate fashion. When our boys get into the

 

 

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