Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, May 1917 - December 1917 - Part 13

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ous all
organized renslanse had
p
beared.
Frolge of Noma
mankall
rethus telca
if the Jewpor
at remaned
Goll
n his rrood.
ofo t6.D.
the soaned B out.
his duy
out I made him go                      
Freoiganize
get
in me sate ther advanc
Hanry ren theys is moteo
oolored back t report.
2
onquence of this urort the
Brileswn minied purt
or 2 volno
intosdce
markall hovng cleared the
wood captiinng a number.
prisoners we were nor
in occupation of it whole him
y Trevekes ws ented is what
was left of them. All daylorg
semy harlier comteratlackeg
ent could not coecls oer
night Iusibulieng
Barrege Ct
fwe came tack for a rer.
 

mary main Lowe falle
bt tre
have or they fight ptampen
our game o a higher hirac
sent for me afwo
pts
tar erce General Pinner
and
land day boys saved tho
he Briltt armig while
t
Ms Wel
the Nrgyels
X
Middleven cannt
may too
suct iory praive.

apors old bady you kill to
lad one of the lays in yut of
it and all redi
Your


Mr Dpreendike
M Mhs Boy
Wornan Bnx
MarshaeX
Mason, Freenor lon Kenach
It is worderful thotoyal
Ihravery that is show then

assolats confidence in
then
is touchingg car or do
tlateon ty oot hopele
looksn jols. I they mow the
sear
heart & rill not
the lise bodies into the yot
enthouth thought. You must
pray more thar ever that soe
 

7f tis
Frust Ratie
e Worth
therec wsdon
couage
My 900
give me northy
I cannot tell you what Ieven
through drng that night
Bordies Bo was sent in te
your o my less they me.
A well frick him of
three other
ohee bit hi coloney escaped
Only Wee killed part neh
Tewolonel has her ryormou
will me aoe send severything
Hhad his S.03.
ol Denryim
no is thrs light.
of Katre had a litter o that
Very night from medosre as
Inl F
her boutles were no
me that Mr
20
enriggh. He i
poundiel
Robert has a imer He fa
bin seculating I lowting nine
I has beer makeng me crable
through the purthershy for thousand
o roinds of bis debto. con
5000 allteeth. I have arkes
I
Live barrane for the roleg
 

all
my interest it
Kenver
a
if he can its try
prcect
Sm
Liability
scoudiel
Pont bya to
er
&May
9
trick like that afterall
lave fone Dr any
trying tod
for him. I am rovy me poor
Mr Rotert Gnd belf hee. In
nt tuvery darling. It is lettr
llow to me as I few the money
commpon my other crtate a
moths dealt whie
I was hoping
could mride for the children
should anything happen
we will be latter in me of
to crediton. I can cinceive
no more mean trick ttan the
layed or a nor my poutio
I think I could have the villar
put in jail Mr
it would only
cauret
candal
&prball
Mas in busines inthout releavng
me your dett in the slighter
expect to mno countiry or the
 

One ther is cellar dailing of them
are any wore ngor Generals the
wale It will be practical
carrai after this action that
I would get the nomolior
perhaps thiswill come. Iwill
only pray ro- a that I may make
soe proroion for you
I sarted out
Well darlin
thet you dentlo only. Ipea
I have written too him
But I know you value even
forrte
ean
nord you
incetdaytng af then knew
Dcordie gad died I would
have gladly welcomed a thel
to
ad meI walked twice
sioend to end dow sor
& aloy the nond lindiy wntd
th enernys macrive gir

I never a notcame hearme
It was may be your majes that
protected one. As it is that walk
which never andthed Bryadin do
twhole pot wot that day that only addes
i redane uarrdica Fan yng
in gealechings. M
 

to me the
to 6a
Yu sgive the Palanc
PliveI
to you
Hloher &doeon
walter a St. Root
our will have a bo
afraid
2a
sose
o
5d
 

you must true
S.
Mr Love. I think he
will try i utmor
thel us. Ahromr
moules.
isf of
veywll adviss you
what to set ng
for ane.
I have sent of Lanother
tyou today
50
4
through the Government.
Irom it reaches
you all pop. Poor gearde
after his when y

leare posted i
a lister undery me
all the money I Renthin
exxcept a coupe
koinds which h said
ded in me mytruck
than and the cew to mother
hmmen
or angt
 

Belgmin
My darting Natie
3/10/17
There is another byfir
b
on tonorrow. Jacky
o is the in
it but we are not. We are all
hoping that we will finally take this
range of hills that we have bee
pegateyfor
for to long scryme
reems t thinte the Booche will ther
o quite a long way a
return
we will h ate & omwoil the
ground for miles. just as with
rmlart care of Banpaune but I
sitt has wa doots. It is wonderful
por
The hangs or sometines. Br.
then is no dontt whatever that
we are killing thew in these latte
udred. Their dead hre thick
For the Buillefield everyisher &
they countiettack pimply
welts away under our yiy
Paw viry about t Wchoo
ad Mrrey Hills. W will k a
pity tleave the house when, you
and so comfortatle thappy. I
ope th
 

greather would mend quickly ifter
you wrote & it mightbe
right to the nunder. Ig.
I today
from the ambilance people poo
Fordie's watch, cigarette core &
a few things he caslied on his body also
to whoulder straps with the fears for
his cost whieh I had cut of as a
Inpoor ayn.
last mements
stained with his
sar the were
blood & 3 felp sorry I had
take thin but perdaps ryn will
like then. I feel still very sad
I depressed.
It is terribl t think
him dead poor boy- one can laidl
believe it. If I lad not ann him
i
dead & hefped bery inn I dont
His Colonel
I could care realized it;
too has gie & such a lot of them other
of pcers.
It is very fetter too t think ahu
Mr Robert has done to us I don't
think anyone could have played a mean
trik o

las do
th
ne
 

I am very for Mrs Roberts
did very
Leosard Wilkna
well indeed in the fighting
Homan, Worrtall has recomulided
him for mmilitary pross which
I cave untor. Weit Zeena
did plendidly ar they all did
encept two whon I wrnt munten
I lave writtes a bttle nots for
the loddir. I am very the poor
btte clay is worried about his nagghty
witto ways cous we couldno have
h changed to parl now cud in
gear lilll covey boy. Ae Denchy
is back itono wow. He is reanty
with delight about his bays lavy
raied the cormy.
I think the is prsabov
all for thopreount. I am towheartion
twnto much.
million of lore them dear dd
Rotee love po your veryour sida
 

my dearest Katr lore
Belguin
1/10/1-
on the lime
01
once more Shells & guns & fowtd langing
ansy
until me is almost desreacted
Ihe hee very my lately- fighting a
on
rattle - repotting, it at the end, or planning
a new one, I do miss major weeck
The nin boy is a very loreable chap
but I have to think of every mortal thing
I megest ever ringle, thing he doe
In his mpare time enstead of like
welk always thinking of next day.
or nens weeks work - whless he is
actually doing a job of work, I have
set him he goe playing bridge
with the re.
of my Hap causing
them to waoth ther time alste
It is most unsatisfactory to
oe - I cannot rack him & it
is no use rowing with hun al
the time. He is only a boyofferall
but I feel it very remer
I

am aid up as I was last winter
I, will just lave togive up & got
hospital sick lam
Henmrt carry
on for there is certainly no crle