Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, May 1917 - December 1917 - Part 10

he will be able to let me have it again
and I will send it out. It site
ought to arrive in time for thehalf
aymens in December. I hea
years
we m likely to have plenty      
-fighting
roor fut don't know fficully.
& it wha
only be the unal refish
31/81/17. I had to stop lost night- Whar
ber paiing all night & still took
This is all in
dull & iratening
faor of the Borher a the mid
hampers our movements dreadfully
I had a letter from Mrs Edwarces who
said she had got a little not with a
yougd wiltop two gain leave for
you Halss a letter from Holet. You are
a dear old lady to write & thank her. the is
for from wll herself & I think the
worries a good deal over her voy. He came
in very brespectedly a few night ag
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seme. He was irded in the pthln
the tme I has now rejoined hed Balll
& they have arriva in this Desprees
aftera those rest out of thtine
kin Very excellent
Heis
inscecly &c
dthere has got
much
Geordie is tooking fau
gatter.
will but has got thenner agan. We work
Veryha I thince. He called to synp
 

some money a week or more ago but it
take is long to come & he was told
that amlisd he taken leave now he will
mus hn chance of going yor a Very long
time. When yoou next rand my wine
writing paper see if you can get a good
weet f llotters pazer Dnt with it
as the toitig yoper we get over aee nw
is prosartfuld practically unless
ank & purs plaches
p dry
it ato
fell the dear biitle people that Sida
is just delighted t hear fow well
tey are getting on at School
Seordic lette me theres no sin ofa
Bairnie at Trecimuol yet. I am glad bette
whuract likee her shart. the adear wee pet
I am so glad you liked the Kue rilk too deare
But you an met a darling I ppees youd just
thenk it was lovely like tho shuract because
dide nnt it
Marli is wtill empt for Fenere
an dontt yf he will ever be much
ver
good yor outdoo work at any raten
Enland or Eope. He has always got
tennation. He was a jot at a
Place callea Gantlal which way
apout 2o meles from Boston when
nellie livs. At sarthan then i a
 

be came where all the maching gannersa
the Army are trained inclusting chtratio
There they have a lovely canp & comfortable
quarters but how foolish he was thave
got warried in his then state of health.
from your description the Lowes must lave
a bantiful home. dowe thoroughly descive
all he has got as he has worked for it all
cntiigly & is a very good shap. I am
mre this Sdvard nevcr got any photos
of mother's father or beother at any time
I uonder how they were addressed. Of
that Mrs Wills who wrote to you is a lad
who levs at The moshings- at ome
place quite near Windior (I forget itnane
for the tim) but then is a famous race
near it.
they come Adelaide people
ry Hurry was staying with them
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Gevidge
& g Dnentdow one Snda
to he un. Mr Wells dure in or
A Windsor & bcause Mrs Will is
a member of the thon at theall
hurgh
H George Kakt
Windwor iv
i
walter
all
sa the egannst fir tomerdy
t-Itam us all ovr the Clapel
of the knights of the Fartey, there& nea
lot of the tombe of the Seglich Kingshined
there. I think I told you all about
it at the teme int the ladyment
 

the wrong address fom someborly
have go
ryely want it a worder you ever
got t letter at all
ofpeen named
There was one of the
lamplell staying wilt her later &
& by ven when he ay returnivg to
Fhance she sent a lovely knted
waistcont with long sleeves juss
the very thing for ment winter
it is tike tlast as it promises t be.
Col worrsall Col Sewart & Col Dinchyare
Very will alwotol Masor. Col Layt is in
England. He heart is still slightly
affected the has ben given an office joh
at the hare for another two months. It
the Drs ray he will b all right the
iscauful about dies & evergiv it.
peobally agood thing from his wifes pors
ofriew but- I world goover b bit anytime
thing
than be gassed. Mis a bear
month
coetirnes m linger for yoa will
bad lings teventually dee po the spets
Hwever I think in fagh lave he gothe
gas mark or quickly enough tt prem
li effect
there is a new roit of last
the gus the
perous har now which is very treacho
If cannot be reen like th other &
has only a slight nnell of mustard yea
causevery great nickness & pice
 

canns prewmonia & if it eva penetiate
you clothes I cain he llster in the Skin
all once you if you are exposed t it
for any conviderall period althouge
you get int you mask & save it
reaching your lungs. Its a hearth yor
contl it. We are lack quits near when the
little French lady who used towrite to me
lives I called there put after no gothere.
Her father is bing sent back fo tmme
tervice very wox. Naturally they are
Very delighted. Till tho dear wee people
that I read their little messages to me about
the Helmet & the Brckle & about themselve wanting
Dido lack home. Tell then not the merrages
wre agrest comfort to me
Ieke cuntre sent me a postcard photo
here Bairme. I mt- gudeth a dear bett
thing
the remends we very must gular
ete when I left- itpact I think a
photo of gudith is more like thusaet as I
remember her than most of her on
photss. The my that her laddie is always
ov
int murchief to I suppose he t laddie
are aloke under then Tkin ev if they
dont look alike onterde. Violit rays
on
Hinde is like me & you ray tladdie is
like me - so ther ought the some revemblan
retivee then. Iam io glad you
givng the Bran Buckle that
thought

 

came with the Helmet to lttle t husaek
I had quite forgoeter about it. But you always
do just what is night. I wouldn't like the dear
bitle lady to feel nglected. It has started to
from with roin againnow & everytting
ontride loom dended + uerable - except
that it is uoen snot cold it would seen
the much the sane wort of weather as you
were laving when you wrote this lettertom
will the ner just peering out at 4 oclock
neakly time for him tobe in bek again Iwish I
could b out with you dating for awhilet
have the eree people round me & near them
talk. to you think they really knew the
photos or did they only guess it was me
It seems wonderfu that either of then
should rememer anything abbut me.
Thore photos rum t have pleasere you realiged
devnie I am so glad I lad then lateey for
you. They will help you & chn you a ht like the
pholos of the dear wee people & you help in
along But its a icary wosld asthor you in
ilings of I could put be wilh you for a wiek
or a day ever whita temthat would be hs
I ear it would ve all the harder of tman
I hear that that mad plac of the Gooto
Dir home hast faller through
take the
as I thought it would. It never would
work at all. I have a notifion Sdith
Adamson. She says that they have had a
 

lot o leavy rains post in Moe & she has infpe
a lotper Newritis I lave see witing of
gaclly Boy. Hoes the laddie still lattef
Jacky Boy. I am rorry he is wuct a micheefy rarial
but the more active they are in that why I expect
thbltes the will got or later. I shaos that
they little brains &todies are active + stron
& no dontt he will rittle down when he
is a litolder. I am glad he is met a lonnglittle
cay that will help tkey him doing right
I dont think he would do anything I make
mur neally sad. I am glad he mrable to
take his ow part & if any one trues & be a
Karser Bill them to post them up humey
I remember Coyt Head of B loy very well.
He was a very preboy & I ms sorry he as
killed. His fathr I think wal a pchoolmante
& Colonel of Chiold Rangers. The looy you
speak, of is much too young& I hope will
not be renterent yloneg We law stuc
orders now from General Bridgood not
or any account tallow boys undery
go int the prine lane. We worst of it
to
that this youngsters are is keen togo up
& thg ar very rad indeed when you
bitt then they are not tgo u. Afer
senl Birdnood mke to me I lad ali
2
made of thouwde 1942 founce on litte
seany, only 16 byet he rad made out
ast trom that te was 18 years old
 

About moring to naver the Maler School Imurs
pusttea it Mate I think it ca well
stand over until anothe 12 month he
I hope I stall ble neannc home by th
It is jut delightful that you do feel is
well. Thats a joke about the boy's wanting &
have Pompey a put or the Cloth. I wish they hedig
chasen such a gawt name for me but
I suppose that no clarce of the limmen
charging it & is it will lave th hore
tire
Yer Te Birdwood is very wce but sometions
never lelt full conpidece in him. He stiek
to us I thenk more for myow rake than
ours & I have never heard that he strongly
nrotected against in king sent at that Monnelly
go or the first Bullicount attact &yot he
musttan kno in ead case that thy sls
were hopeless. Af the same time h may lave
done rother overuled. It would thate his
place to do the jot or attempt it asbest
be could ray nothing I can only relye
my general inpresstion of him that ssale
thanks on thing thong envelope. I got
church paper, from Sff McLeae futher
twhat lade in it a picture of the
memorial Window put up for Noff an
then huch. I will cut it out +
send ro lackt you. I shall be waiting
pr your next letter with great impalience
thear1
&of wwhote for Ban th ot
 

came along & also about Pwolet new
Bodby Reg corry came to me me
yesterday. He is just each from the
knool thich senthem. He rays
Inle
be thinks be did all right
get a reportlation. It is usually alou
a week after they return that I get the
reposs aboutt them. Hugh morrow elders
brtherdon also called yesterday. He is with
one of the atte the 4th His & they lan pstcom
out of the line. He is a very iniceloy. Hhe
warried a girla over or Wer Bibli
& lives in Herth. At very nice boy entiemety
like by brother Andy who was Hilled futhe
has a mourtack. We was at the College in
Ballarat with the restof us. He ionly a
loye at prenns but be know a flot
of the opceis & he will get on all eight wth
education ablity I think I cold you
that Mrs Merryles has reard of ner brother
byd Eyres (andhe ved College boy) He is a pres
ofer in Termany, bt is ummoushed
I dos know of any more news oletyou
darting. The borghes harent worried as
with thei Bowls lately, Cape that
mnes, Bryade major as ainy ar leave
I cuished sto away I muchpreper
your hegge wholeanted a lot wait
knn of dong things. I can mn at prnnt
Itnds I laught here a levsor weve
 

& him that time. He is a lot
mik
diffient now & is doing good work
for me
should have very much greater
confidence is auy than I could
poolly lave - teet. I donttr
why the laster is farored it all
car rec nowing in him bitthen
you are
Now dear old vrew I loung lady - thaat is
pert about all I can writ the time
cept to lett you again that you ar just
ths Snctedailing all the world
& that you letters are just as pcct olong
as you are. wod less keep yo my he
tshe dailing inpelet- Till the dear wee people
that I think of then evry night & look at
the whole wcha lot & they almyschen
me at very much. Tell thuract that
I'd like wer gtwrite me a little letter
come time when she is not toobury wilh her
len perhans when she has a boliday & the
Laddie tody be inable t write yit t
himself. Tell him ttry lard t write
ncely but not to be rad if be cannot
write as meel as rl becaue Dida
cannod write as well as mus
sye deac fore & god llen key you
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& the clear barniiks uup for mr Millsoig
yre kins you m very madaDn