Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 10

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tks it oot & them by all the
pretty have things upon it until
it took rike gold & the premp
it toth Eddieboy for
fida, d tha

puett the ler eyerac
tr that i got
rbn sed Dear comwet
I uupposether
I will be o excitemnt from bett        
people other they see Wenne Rynell
new Baky I rad a letter from Welpes
avery th ottnday. He is a lopten
the Dumethy Conpan& Regee
w con inf the sr porsiat I mut
tryds smething for tey soneda
I am delighted tth mee people lord
vorks Kiplings gard he Kone ought
He on our bosterheloes somention
at I bought it lnggo
I think it we stell ther when I
It is rather a lare sare
His no very thak though
 

I wns ery intented to your stone
of te wil people. The laddie was
sart to ey that a teetotmet
&a pito to top all out of his ltte
head. Hat day light sarg them
must te prnnyouthere. Hese it
doesn't sen trake a lopplth
of differnce. We put our clock
so at him the other night There
is a very long twilight here & it
stadmite that otheri
t fm atent tore
oI goxa row withmy
hocaptan segz the othecaye
was very lozg getting out of ded in
the onorring & the charge o th tue
made it nen all the cork to him
But the the morning the old Broche
trok it into his head to attack
my outhosty I mouled the
doret a burry & syn disnt get
enpaguiately by he night have sone
isI with him he anoyueda
but checky is I rent him into
t rren wither note ryng
I did not wrsnt hm any thke
 

lancy be got wvited up a fit
I dont thenk I will bave bin an
moe. I never guite liked him. Heir
a mee bt endected & ner couldita
conceit a office. I
very muyndeed thear alone
you ol I Terbridge. Have
had a good many aamaltuanys
theobut yp of my real
old prads 2 sah larl to ray
I lave ncommulled Lah&
thirt Mr.M. ss Ht Dinehy
yu D.S.O. aflded very true
brosk & I hope tha say get
their reward
Hey met darlyn long wtle
gidleo god then may you
& the dear melitly boonre
pet rape mnd for hidd milh
cove& tim for youtthen
om yor very

 

My om deaas Kater
France
I have your 30/3/12
letter of the 23rd gonn Atlens
got it some days ago but I was is
tery when I got it that when Spicken
itup today in my writing can
I could just tremeber eing sead
it through I will beglas t know
what you thought of the but & rent him
I an in one of the nanan that it
was in by tthe Senidon
Rilles Wasn't that nice. I am
delighted. I will like to kn
the orce pet mights too so I lare a
lot of valualle infornation from
you when m ment letter coes
I am poys you are io long about
pudir a wye wh yon need a
1 charge is badl
 

must keep your health matere
Whilst Tendsorce in aod or the
ast time e
poterghe people arsed me
thave my phot lates ther
Dannatir will the P.M.S.
I met the proope & said I had
no objecton to them publishing
any of the threeposition. Sestu
t but me a complimentacy lop
of each. sreryine my they we
very good. So todayd on
prtire then e you dow
md all three asut hme

Ter
thar it
Toly

t

n. I think yo will
like th pill gace with to had
everyme I think likes that one
bond new t joysy tho pllfac
without tn bat but nearly alloe
round to the ne at last & r
 

they like it best. I do too the
amnt retouched outa
lived duit & it waketh
th
particute
eye seen very natural. The
pople on i just to show you
that sold nor rogetting may
white about the temples not
just as he is getting very sald
up on the lop at ou head asge
will see by the one withou thelat
any posting you a copy of the
Angae Bulleter. Wwill sire
you an edea of the lighters We
General Trys pertle teist
into Banpanne & after that we
purhed a must warte thar he
did I got right lwny out into the
country ent wheks Bulleter
whih I will get & rad & you
will leet you all aboud that.
General sively made suh a wwank
about cantaring Baupaume that
be is the pke of the whole place the
is know as Lord Zevey of Bay
wont misd he pussed up when
she bear that
o Mrs Denga
 

was telling me that the smply
lozes people t writd to her as
Lady derey & nerce correct then
& litle then they are guit wrong
crent some people gurklet
BBel
Byth way tell Kal she
xeednt clorry about Bob & mith
getting ahead of me. He barrita
hope at present. My boys lavedove
sowill recently- is narkedly
feter as anythe others that
it nam poirly certain that if
another magt General is ever
wanted
will git it.

put it is novr too gwere
to aboolutely count on then
therg ss, I gu not goingt
do o. As long ar tho Loys good
work ts recognized that it all
asnt & I swuld rate tleave
then now e for ponotion
icare I could no longer
watet over them. But you must
pray lard in me an pt of thas
I wont make mistakes & the hurto
 

I pray boys bit alays a
the right thing as I have done othe
presuite Hll the oer reen tbe
getting uouderful confidene & it
ould can done your beard
good t res the day the 59602
50 me wnt nt action jut
As steady as if they wirl or
parade & transtart a lite
woree of the Ballets Gevelne
severy wies sephen your kobtan
with the 59th grns killed be
tell. We snt the tody into Baxan
t general yeny whe could ene
est properly furned & a tronbolone
put agon it. decrasamry
fine ladd guitt yog ts.
well demost I have writh
just about all the news since
yesterday when I wrote a pul
ong leter t your. moulder
A. Gnd hen Okey
setest
you now & always - You the
peparlen fot em ell
tloe & kroow t meall yr m
Teryo tndn
 

1
 

P.S. could tyom please
pick out a conples
Age ycypistan
ys card o victorio
eevery Mas. Fefor
Mor Mfalo Newa
Ioant to guve then to
didi was
onar ieori
topt then fo
3fon mather
te wilt anyts
derned makes ffthe
t yer po
 

Iame
My desirst Katro
a/4/12
gust a few lines.
I hear there is a mail
clomyfor Austratia today
We hav had a very quiet
day or two Gertiday then
wo a lt of excitenets whe
a Brocke stucoplance
came onr &en up one
of our Captive Ballown guts
mean. We wan lany church
Parad at the time & son
a paid thetozs didnt pay
muchattention & theparm
fr a vit Bernagreat
sight noth our sh
or the Ballon jumped
out aho the Ballon
caught fre. they give
thang parcohete now
& boch excaped inhut