Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, May 1917 - December 1917 - Part 4

te pepople
bour. They have loughtrom
lovely old place in Scottanee
Carllo Smetherg or other +
livether go Ronald ha
done verywell for himself
basn't de. When he comes
back I must write o the
lady & thank her
I should have told you too
that I had anoher litter
por gime Campbell with
her photo which I am
vrding or tyou. I didnt
get as far as Ullapor
-
this time. I was delayed
through having t go down
to Salisting but hopeto
y u ther some other
pullimglove tishe
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N.S. bd I tell
you lot Dench
has been given
his D.S.O. Lo Mvor
thet.C.H.Ss
Anderso & Lnn
lapt Dawson) tho
M.C. There areale
58 L
& Knockey
of the 57th g S
M.balso I hear
bott hi arm were
ampulated. There
annidraciiace for
nlasshighs
 

Eance
my deareth Ratie
dear letters fir
Three
you the morning one dated
Apil which rouhers
tn 1
ought t have come with the last
you that
wail & telling in
In
tho parcels had arrived.
El knoww
let the little frenct &
through his brother the Interpreter
man) how delyghted you
rope
thparel.
wen
Sir
she will be pleaser abov
 

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You didnt - ray that Mrs Mc Lover
had said straight out that it was
sa but only that some ffeer had
written ba tolicitorn welt & told him
+I thought that you had enforred
pon that - that it was me. If she
said straight - out that it me me
well then I am glad you toldm
&I could as I have done later stips
to tell you differently. I would
not like old give McCay oever
lam
think I said that
know some of Teys mer wrote
all wits of things about sive
acloy & I think yevey encourged
rathe
him. H Sivery was very jealous
of McCay Lwas quitt glad when
he had top away. Ievery thought
the world of bs Brigade & rated
McCayt find Yould with it which
he did particularly or one recasion
when they ade a march arrived
in a very ttraggling way allowe
the place just after we arrived
in thance & pereynere
forgave hem. I shall be
fet th gord sho
dilyhler
 

enveloses again. There Fures
one are very meseralle & the gun
wont stick then down half the
time. I never know where I am
with regard to parcely. I gota
parcel cometion ago will a
homewife in it but it s quils
a long tim before my furthdar
which I youtilh Mrs Hoyd Esu
I had a letter for Coum gone
bettery mg the bad a letter for
you. Carlie is seovery
bad with thecnation. He is
likely to be sent back to pistration
I bear t me of the winclimate
will relieve his thennation
The 2nd letter is a longerone
ifthen is
yr
dated to 29
a tery timy oe dated the 31st
April which had mne may shots
that Mrs Colenan took. The laddie
looks very renows but I am very
pleased with them. We thurach
hair looks very nice. Tell me
what the wee luddie looks like now
 

is his chi gionng out good. He looks
a sturdy wee rogue i the picture
anst very much malter than
shurack tbut he cher nen t slaid out
much letter war his Don't peakabout
this to him at all will you dearee. He
musnt en think we notic anything
different between them, thusehs prehende
sems leter thar no too but he may get
along all night. I was very pleased
to hear about then wanting Hbuy chang
gum for the toldien with the Eopence
Miss Kewart gave then. Iou wir
be docant behint himself af school
is well as tho little taky but one could
n0
expect that. I think sagy is a much
weser little lady their most kiddie. the
was a wee let oldfarhened from the very
day she was born- butdlontt bock
a oth e h t y boe th
KatPoor lietle laddie I expect it
will be long before I see hn. I raw
on the syle papers that the
prlure by the Resoions battack
wwill
terythen the narly a yea
at least. I wonder wbut those
fools who voted against conscription
than of themoelies now
oh Kates were prner in tho
 

raper that the morgoliahas
feer runk & the wails lost - there
would be a whole hadle of my
letters in he I suppose. I hope
then m nothing interesting in
them. We will in a few days he
the dates of the waild that wehe
sunk & I will leable& upent
some of the news perhaps Mn Roddich
rent mea Herald with a picture
of Bob fruith in it hid you ace
that one. I am is glad to are liken
murrey Hilly silt dane pet
that you are felling better nnce you
trent thre then. thanks verymuh
yor your news of Fenlayon & Conder
& the others I had a letter from
Mrs Hllaris brother you Parker
us too all twrits
We poor lady or
herself.
you didn't lett me about Scceve
before I don't remember him pertiatenly
encept that we had romeore.
tho name. The Broncheter a quite
all right thank you an
wills fb aage
me Iwe timente of yet cone
again. I'd love to have a tryhion
 

y let that wee
and see you all.
lacine to that you pimined me I raid in
the paper that an atmericon writes states
that in bermany as it in imporsible
for the huslands to goohomt the soot
asnt takes they have asked all the

latties t have balies as best they can
from any m arcilall & they are
doing it to home tume. & one out
of every fove are arriving thate
an glad we laven't cone o that
but of the war is going or likethis
I suppose soething of the witnll
san to bedone or the race will dreont
I have never told anyone about
thonew lirnic fo the Averys
as you cannot blang me. Nr the
telariou of tndwer o the Ballarat
was very creditable. Poor oll me Ven
though mo no good or the penennla.
We shells uned to frighter him tto
dealh. Please dit think Imo
be come good or brave or anything.
I'm just your ram old Dida
w not a fit letter I mardng
to my
I get along farrly well with
a Divisponal Knewlur
my gn couli is but far
 

Very unconfortally all the Fn
Them is the rai fulliny svelly
as I had with he ouger
know hell try dome a lad turn
one of the days. One car only hope
for the best. He doesn't like me
you guit rune but my boys
Alwnys do so very well either
is lamp or in action that much
as I fear be would like to fault
ont he cannot find a chunk to get
me i at att.
I told you aboutmy t.10. fe the
Bullicone fight didnt I? It has
nod been gozetted yet but it will
come along anytum now. One
of the old y Boys made me a
lovely bridle (hea a ladler
trade) for my old blackbwise
I looks very nice &ank
But Iwish be ladns done it ih
wha musthave
was a by
taken by months too
juss-in wo pare time
 

enclose you a phote of Miss
Hoze Edwards & one of the House
at Caermoych where she is neersing
The weather here is pesky. M
get very hott ultry lach
day & nearly alwoys fineshes
uy with a thunderstormn &
theng get very muddy &
Kusky. There is nowing
much is thoway of news. We are
will resting + I don't know
how forre we shall be here but
thik we will have noething to
do before very long
With about a million loe sheme
myon dear Lut old gil San
jult delicbies you are is well) for you
tthe m people
guot key chegred uy good
no muiter of you hear of the Brggert
falth thenever, was. Iida will fur yet
and the redat or tmething. Myedeand
per