Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, May 1917 - December 1917 - Part 9

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Well dear old Lady-
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a scrar of news. Toh Ilad a letter
Hee Bairne
Yn Coum Nellic.
are at choot guer laddie.
Marveclesly
leve particulary
mons. Before he went to Schoo
At.
he word to pettrmslf lige addition
nims a stateful of treunes + add
then all up & get then correct too
& now he is at whool the little
yus he gets an quite beneata
his contempt pertainly thoto
as a wonderfulfact I ieeried
not be the leart imprinice if he
becomes a great mar wore day
Beir is near thowas I wilt all
the Rards on round about the ever
 

has mady a tremendous impression
upon him. He doesn't think snnce
God, be mys because ballows the
Hermans togo or Kelling people.
then be ray that God is responvilly
for it all the mid us our thought
& if they are bad thoughts we cans
help then coming & is if we are wicked
it is sod who is too blame for
rudng in the thoughts
Poor Kiddie - it is hard enough for
irs to try I see tho purpose of all
this cruelty of slaughtee & whan
must it- be to her
oittes Hele is much more a
wee laby still. She is always into
mischief -always merryhigh
& neither troulles her head along
Gernanr Boms or Godor Devilss
glad the alive. I suppose
but is mr
it is pites the built thatway
I will nod you the licter after
have answenge it. Fie the dear
wee people a no cove& tish grontorde
& tillthen that I am just longuya
& then & that then pretire al agrea
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My dearest Katre
France
operwriting a
12/8/18
letter to you yesterday I was
astomithed when a hail arrived
to get a letter from you dated the
27
guve. According to the account
we received this letter went down
in the soltar. The postoen my
the mails were recovered but then is
not a rign of any wet or either
the litteror the envelope. The mail
bags must have ben good ones or
elve ther is some mystery about it.
Perhap as you suggest there came
by Smerica &f that was the reaio
of the delay. Anghow I was pleased
to get the letter as you may guess
after all this love tyme. Howsever
one letter I must have messed because
in this one you refer tog Lt Aehol
Styeart. This was the first news
had bad of him. In the litter you
speak of meeting his ritter who teachs
our wee, pet at Sunday School &
that he is a prosoner of
was in German
 

I think I told you mis merrylees beother
is then also probobly they were laken
in the first Buttle at Bullecourt
aher the Tansigot togged in the Frion
& the Britest did not convmne &
so many of our Boys gotceit of
& captured after dreadful
camalties. Bert dayt is still
England hained Howe tervice?
don't thenk he will be permanic
incapacitated but be may be come
time laid avide.
Iaddition to Mrs Colemans io
gave her nephew a very fine boy
Majo Neil Fremar have vent
him over to a thool in England
so that he may be ready to be a Coloner
He is du lack shortly
quite agree with you about havn
had enough eover. I think everyme
myst be nak I tired of yate
but we must just bung on the
most disbeartening part of it
6a
over here is the pllue by Mr Hugher
to take any step towards conscription
 

Mans
is you jent about a milliondeniie
for the day tyn an reducing that old
Lett. I tope to send you another $30
about the end of this month & you mustns
thank oe at all It bedar debt he
Mshr Engt play t
an delighted
that yarl ban got some nice fuomiture
deare I that you are really truly pleasur
with it. I hope you will next year
get just the moest Mawiny Noon
trtte you can find in any shop
anywhen I give it to yourself for
a withday prrevent as you coud
let dida bur any more thingsn
be
There
ought to be romithing like to 4000 of m
defrned pay accumilated in the
Goot halds. Some people any they will
nevr pay it all it, will be is
much (& things will be is had at the end
 

of the ar. I honder. That right just
about tt sttle that oy debt of tryds
TELECROSA
pay & if we lave paid mut more
in the meantion it will be a little
Gy
pechaps to start that little hour of ou
our with that Ne
I woul so much
I hope thane photos werent dirowned
Katidiar. I would be had endeed.
gacky loy is not far away from her
but I of not oer him since before he
took ill. The orange tree must be
a very good one to hear so well soem
wot
the laddie get tempted thre some
of th nice hipe mes occasionally
Lart Satenday week we hall a dinner
of old ormond men. I enclose the
pop wer with their lignature
We are having lovely weather were now
but I near it is thal frightful uy
the port treche mnd everywhere the
Borches can ber dropping bomb for
Heroplanes all round her for the
last few nights. The poor women
& thoold people him anvery seared
tdipeople
when they came over but we are all
Do Laidwex to it
fea c that
 

never trouth tget onto bed evn to
look at them nor. I don't think it
is courage at all. It is just beng
a cens
trned to it to all this ime
I had a thine.
Parade the
morning. Senl Berdwoodan
there &
lgave medues to some
of the boys. He looks very well
indecd.
Then was a letter from Bersiby with
the letter I gos from you & hame
date.
Mors only penit the
will the las writte a big for
one but I think that me mus
are been drowned as I dont remember
getting it
Will tasling I must it
Nomee newt Mllom of lore &
kiors for you & thme pt for
Delal Sr
 

France
26/8/1
Hearlitel Kati
Here is another Sunday & no
change or move yet for us. Thes continued
indition is very tererome though as it saves
onr poor boys one ought not- to worry
but on does because we cannot i how
wean helping or the wor eating ou head
mon't were the mos month or so it
was all right we badly needed a
hers but now with the yourth month
going or without bannlle near the
line one aonders what the gaine is
at all. No donts povevy our repose
will
sorr In the
be ended pretty
meantime then is nothing at all totell
you is thoway of necos. We are gout
reviens or Wednerday Hent
Laveg
field Marhe
& Seanal tr D. Harg is going to see
us again I am getting pretty tered
these sows. Sehl Blemer & the King
gal Berdwood & Stal Godley have all
Well never mind
ooked us ovr flate
that
 

thance
My dearest Katre
301
811
such a lot o
Ibovely letter
from you darting - two by fat inledated
&sentth
the 17t June ofinished or J.H
other standed on the 24 June & finished
on the 20th & a mee one started o the 28th&
ished or the 29h guve
There is still me mrring swhere
because in each of then you speak
Frandna bing up of Tocumna
but dontray about her going

Feon a prack in on of Bacty
letter undering of then is
a Bairnier atrived for tis lod
I am delighted that the Bhoton & Helmes
arried just about you birthday. I was
pad nt
rinding anything the year
Cte
to most you return or thadaly.
I am very must apald hom what
you say that thophotos I posted for
elle
Baay & Brandna & golet & Lynd
a number of others will have all
bemn drowned in the norgolie.
ther is just a lar possldity that
they may have caught tho wail jurs
before the Mongolia as Eeleott DMy.
letter dated the 15t
may tolone
that all no shotos had been not
to I am lving a no
t raply
 

Iyour nent letter telling me that
all those fave arrived papely N
would be end if they are al drowned
Later I urtom peach of the byone
out to you or Musnct & the Laddie
I hope thefarrive safiy
But I am very very much apaid
thelong letter I wiot to you abouton
eot at Bullycouit wwhere lor
Denery got hrs D.P.D. & at Novr
M P.B.& a lot of other boys M.C
&A.C.Ms & Milifary medals
will act have ker disined
there. I is very sad recouveI
had bad typed out a lopy
Col Denerys report wilh the
name of the place of comos taken
in you to read. Wire
on
£
most intaresting I sent a copy
it to Mrs Merstall also about

tthe raine tim& it will ba
gone too.
Geordie has just come in & he is to get
leave to go to Enland is a coupleo
days & wants to borrow some money. In
is Avery rad as I wonted to rend you
£50 at the month end & if I let run
have L.20 (as of cours I must do it will
delay rending it along. However
be ets back
that Iwhen
I hove