Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, May 1917 - December 1917 - Part 7

great hopes of him still. He is [[?]]
earnest hardworking good boy. You can
tell his mother I said he is one in ten
thousand & she should be very very proud of him
as I have no doubt she is. I am glad youwere
able to visit poor old Trowbridge. [[?]] [[?]]
my best regards if you see him again.
You have [[never?]] mentioned if poor old
Major O'Farrell is alive to your knowledge
I'd love to watch the dear  wee pet xxxxx
people at their [[?]] & writing. They are
good little darlings [[?]] so Fond of their of their work.
Does their teachers think they are getting on
at all well. Tell me all about the wee things
xxxxx - Does Gagy [[?]] saved xxxx the laddie or does she
try to do what Aida told her & be patient with
him. I haven't seen Jacky [[?]] had yesterday
I saw an officer of his M. Six Company he
told me jack was quite letter. His people
were entaining at a station about 6 miles
away that day but I could not spare the
time to go across there.
In some ways I'll be glad when we are
back into the line some of the boys play
up scandalous at times when their poor 
people of this fruit & break their trees
down getting the [[?]] its off which are
all [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] now. It is really to

 bad.  & when the Germans [[have?]] only [[?]]
few orchards here & there & not a [[?]] it seems
the last straw when our own men complete the [[?]]
 

My dearess
Katie
France
Another Erely
27/2/1
letter from you. It was the on dated
the L0
Imay & is the one that according
to the dath given ought to lave be
drowned However it must lave
got delayed romhon & was raved
cohor it tells me all about the
Dhurel
Choir that a is in the bitte concers
& lots of things that I couldn't
understand
I am in wore trouble kate. I
major weecks place they have sent
me a lapt street-a decentinough
fellow but he doesn't know his
work. Ire told then plaily what
I think os the subject & that itis
a scardal to Jobpardin men
line by puttting dids like the
in over them. It may renilt in
my getting the park immediatel
so you way have me home with
yo mett wor I wouldn't care
ARt.
I any care I par little
gonry Condln ant love me
 

any more for he a rsponvible for
the appointment. But never mine
Katie love. With me wet things must
be walters of conscience & I hope you
key praying haid that I mayhave
wisdoss given me to guide my
way. Mr Rock little book f today
tells us that sometime we know not for
what we pray - which is to ray that
soetine in pay for things which we
cannot be given - because they are not
for good althosere mal think so
I am afraid I can see no syng
thewar ending yet datling thing
ane simply thogking in kuna
just now long before Cast Ias
wrotes told you how things were
going there& what I feared as the rouls
It has pretty will come true thought
nt guity as I lad though it would
happer
You could not more long than
do dearre for my return to you
In spitty all the bravery shom
by the mer then are all the same
 

petty spites gatouces at work
over bere, as there were athome
I am thoroughly pick & tired of it
all. I look perfectly fit & will but I seen
to have very little stamina left in me.
after a period of work at all strennon
particularly if I am worried a los
as I am sho I feel myself as weak
as a child romehow do if I had not
one ounce of pust or go left in me&
I an dleading another winter like
last one I see the Governmens
are
stilt callug for Volunteers to
take toplace of those of
thold 1er
who are witt going strong.
rymathir very much with the
ther who want to get away. It would
be like Paradire fort then togett home you
Ean
for a while br
t the going and
would be larder that ench
to
would be like parting under tentence
of Death. Its a weary world kalie
oe & I can ne bitt ligh
I have wretten old Bert Laye
givng him your mersage about
 

his boy Layt is rather letter sha
ben given another month aray foo
the Halt but is to do Home terrice is
he must be getting in meantir
Col Mason is donggent well. lot
narstall has gone to Paris. He
arranged for hu mp t weithin
there Gi my kind regard.
Fold
Isaason. He is a decensberd
& look me toa geneal pestaurent
in London where he gan me a very
good dinner. He used thir
Our old Regiment into yany Counrtiy
erccaded junnn not the
I am vorry thear about
povr old Finlaysor inferrgo
much
to huralt
and so kook little Fagy is not by
murical. She must be her Dida's give
right enough gnot giv bet a
cuddle Da dist for me shetter
n bouund this nott wters little
giel in all the world for Dida
 

I am glad the little people are gitture
the carce to men with other nice
Kiddies. It would do away witha
lot of the anknoul hus shyven
which I find still a terrible Fandnas
We are one up or old s ribble after all y
he, had to get a new Tenant. That ferer
him but he might have bee pressed for many
Didd cmpo way save me nuscr
if I give it all up rather than take one
ringle sty wat I blieve wrong. It doe
borry me too though t know that I am
perhap not thinking enough of you
the Barrine & then prosects for of course
we are letter fari an that wae could
be it I came home sicked. Best
think I must put the interests of thes
 

boys who have aton + suffered soment
aboue everything & try to save them. It
is strange youkknow that they should speak
keep
linder
home. I sot then rp
so well of me at
sdircine
Scrict
soesng scandatons & I often thince
2 cn
they must late me - certainly in one would
call me popular with tomer but
afterwards whn they are away or something
then perhaps tha
it nms to strike,
all my wrting is for their ultinals
good & roptty o then officer yes wited
as a wile norks that they ill because
they ought t know io much letter
I dost then scordie can lave received
any letters from you at all. Henever wentio
sfe as I recollect- having receisedany
which he would be certain st do. I have
had keg Avery rent to a shool roan
t have hem trained as ar officer.
He is a good bit older that I like me
ypcrs os a rule. I though the wa
youger than johnng but he is really
older Hongver I hak uged iim to
study pard& get a good nywit
Be noy loset miltion of lone
Now I must sto
& Herses for you oth se het mu on Deda on
 

My dearest Katze
Fhance
I fard you theard?
that another wall with letter from
you as
edoin &f I am very
accorange
sod treary in you I thinn
told you tam Weeek had gone
& that they had rent me a yoing
Yaer giity unnuted for the
got as consider and was hann
the same old row rnt.
the
authorities as I had i Egyp
over the bnds I got there I have
made this profiers that Gentia
White has giver me a definite
nomere that
Mer S week
trial I am o
H rpe
wift him then I will hothe
jreed togo into Action with
him. But the was only in
consequence of my apking
to be racked wth the
Compelled to take him on &
then is not mue.
pleasure
Te
in the position for me
youngter is a very decent by
 

and
is very hard or him
afterbeing appranted to be racked
Atp Larder on my bys though
ever one be sacripiced through his
trant of knowledge & we must
try to ree my way. The norry
No though it
puttawful &
am choroughly rich & tered.
the whole thing I so
ary
ir
worried that I feel lal
dead
& thorouglly exhausted son
tore we told me that i
on
phto is in a page of one of the
London paper the Faily mail
An Anzac Hero or pomething
with

of the not upor it I care wt
ner it pit
can amine you
dont geel in thelear
Heric
bt jous as it Idcarrieda
vad of about 10 rons by the
rteems - will in the world
f thour it dow
had fur
tomary & nor for word.
no disn I no amptior b
t all I giblich
the clear of
 

ones
tmy
dear old.
tarlinlong
6
and never go out of her
wight again. I have never had
any real happiness since I left
ys dear
loving tenderarms
I fear I will be is now ont
ther you ge
tme back.
that
sall be utterly risclenang lan
will bar incellent matcht your
&om not that I should mud that y
I mre othermm all night Iill
Lyn that Scordie is, if he live till
her year certaint
git a Military
biots or B.S.0. I dont think Geordie
knows & I cannot telthen of course
but I know he was given ver
high prain & recommmuded
for Secoration for ins workat
Bullecourt & powork throughous.
The reply homqug above was
that an bork had ben notic
in name placed in the next bity
pecorations. This means th New Year
Hmorat. Hes Colonel & the for
I have now a B.M. who was them in