Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1917 - April 1917 - Part 11

but the acroplane me
have no ruet charce
the procke brought doun
no len then sor of our aune
aday or is ago & it was
nickening to see the pla
come domgthe me
then i margled ones
all recomtion. We hiled      
then The otherday one
me brought doth a
sero Prince - Piuse
Earl of Binma th Kawer
nephew. He ws whut
only bis mackine wve danaged
heguided it dow very
cleverly smade a good lady
H though he cae right out
i port of onlines is
e could see my many outhys
line aloy a ridge but I had
 

pursedout some 500
yordon port of this mall
port of thei mer & a Coyl all
aloth line at interve
of 3oo t00 yo twatet
any mirshelf. He had
landdeth whe
he hopped out be started
to rem like mod towind
his one line. Wher he had
give about soozards be saw
he was suming right into o
of there small ports so he
turned off to the left & ran
betwen ou lan. As be would
not half thetop fired & wnder
him in leg & back. Hepgng
letter I hear although heir
petty bad whe we got he
lapt Lyge my Hoff Caps was
wrot over thim& drngd his
is
He saidt
word
 

very find chap- porcefully bult
Iood looking. we did not
know then thathe was the
Prince But that came ot
lates. Unfortunately the fince
is his iny had got you
out of or Bounday int that
of a Brigade of the Br Hursin
&as he was sought in them
ground they claimd him
walthingt my boys bad
not him we lad dogoe him
up well, dous
e this is all the
news this time It is
very cold again nonouer
Ketherfnn
weare siltmet
shrety thdt 10t fir wll
lake over the sort line & then
ereget a real wett. The morning
bad to mnd le kenay the ry
mnade at dayly t2
bp whilp th
meet a cnple salloy
could wd them But th
 

malte nclwed
ut them mr tell mi
marstall that Nornc
did yeudilly in his
onn at Dederohop
I pited up by getting
married. He has of fild
the Command of a Bactateon
in dylard but prefines
to come lack toyour ocd
man & waithis lam here
that i very good of him
hams it? He bas not
arrived yet. Fred tathin
now maor & so is gaik teaule
fcoulal & lapt Lege have call
gonet schools an England
withreen then appointent
as Brigade daors I stall
ioo be long &fayn weeck the
will b gcuutton tone but of
Sct scanlor sert do to
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of Greckan

bat e t h wda St
 

3297
F.S. Dar Mclosig
some newpope culteryet
&a Brocke from Warknow
which oe of thebors guene.
a mark n about a shiller
af
 

France
fearert Sireetest inpelet
Bio dean
7/4/17
lytten from you today to or
very laping. We have bed a pet
mey the 12
i march but with the
& 59
had to go up, odd night
& relieve tho people in the port ling so
they cave noo really had much tl
yet & thon that thave not bea in the
line have ber writing hard repaiiing
road its. I had a litter from poor
old Harry Hugar He is bing sent
tack to Arlshralia for 6 months. I
doutt very much if he will ever come
fect agan. Heis threatened with
monrptin + all witt things is
be is letter anay por tut dimal
will be talk in tral no dowb
ever before this reaches you & will come
& see you. Id get knot of his ladasle
go out too but that is pretty cestan
Mornon narshall just got tack
easnges in. He did Pergercleat
the school & he will lake the 60t
 

& be the newdrent Col. I should
think oro marrhall would be
ast butblin over with iride in
hin. Fancy Kati, joining as a
private a mraient be witt
military from as well spretty mre
of aD.S.O. to bepoling. And his
oe jurt think the world of him
to this is i the5.
I hopethe
will like him as
boys in the 68
well. I feel sure they will too
in a very littletime. Iun apaid
that he might miss thouis as a
a deeusCol Davies who was out of
gol was rent to lake charge of the 60th
just for a fortnight or ro. Then a
acbrayreculd wme of Tercys pattal
& Havles is togo there thday attes
comorrow Vomar will teke mr
the Battater right away I am
all iatn thya of th
safe arrual of the rilks & how you
lked them. In assuid yo wll
have rather had a lighte tlie in the ulk
 

but it is is awkword tcaplan to
people enailty what you want. Heresmand
you will lonnogernont uondeali
t. I am glad you asked me deart
afore whatt Bay would do of anything
& appered to you. I should have thought of that
before. I don't guite know the Procedive int Iwill
nd out as soon as I can & let you know
Now you tell me that you are getting in rowe
I hope orderd then is no crarce of anything
happening but one should new leare
a inglisthing Delanes act Beeleknow
that my sill is in th base with Mr Roberts
Itis as well she should know that inth crent
daughting cappening to bost of us. The
Ballarat Tinster Company are the Eecutor
My St Michael & M Gorge bron & th bron
H some I lave left at the care of ms
Edwards my coum the mays the is
vritin ly + sending a diving of thei
I was thinking of porting them & you but
I wos apas b bna night get them
which would bek pity & saured me a bo
of bother to get duplicates of them en of
 

it ger at all porsible tget duplicates.
to I decided t key then rap in ingland.
Hle my surpli kit is at my well Mr
games A Scott. Flndale The Hyde,
Hordon London. He is not really my
icle, but is t strent nary rle
Robert widow, brother. He is very nicet
would rend then out tynvery carefully
packed. He is a ganaica Merchant &
sem very confortatly off. When there is in
orm they live the returner in England & the ele
in ganaica
 

so lave had, all wort corguitulations cout
wny myloys lare fought General Walker ahore
frowen has pist later over from us spoke with
great admiration to our little ntly general
man about it & I come the latter is just
fairly buttling oner wilt delight but all the same
I nevn feel any confidence in him. I know of the least
there hent mory I could expect no defence from him
no watterhow llawelen, I night be II lave just the
same feeling toward him as towards y courtry. Olave
no real pleaure a doing will for him as shodl
ender mlay for wiltall his foult g.Wlay
was a true soldies & knew good work ane be raw
it how I captened 13 Village & 7 meles dies
of country in sdays with all the Villages stingly
inred & fortified & lost only 2 oppens killed &
I wnded & about goo other cautts of whor alme
60 only onn killed. The nent Brigade that went
on lost more men thon that & only captined
one Village &o calean admiced a mile &