Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1918 - May 1918 - Part 12

trenches or a bill in pont -in care
the Booch by any channce or by goish
drove as out of o presentf mt line
you lan tdy then us night be came
the Booche can gee you whell you
in daylight non his wills. The lefs
in kls in the roop a thiled nicely
made. He came nome at 2 a.m. &
found all his Rit
flungont in the
back yord which m gilled noft     
the ursial thinken tranure neay
& the good lady, not very young
arleet in his bed - which evar also
hers. She had returnedduing the
evening & tak taken this may.
avserting her rights.- I dont
know ho it was pettled - waybe
they sared thebed one doesns
riquire too closely - rome of the
ladies I hear me guitprilling but no.
nearly is many as we might tehere
poor om oll noton t fruch people
the great majonity are decent uspetath
amne who know very will indeed how
to take care of themelres & No Atoo.
Strange to (ray they like on
me very much more than th orglis
toldrers. A priest gan one the
 

season that our me don't worry
the wower nearly as muct with
immoral iuggestion - One does
not need t noke onsom
me as argels but themest told
me that it was the fact that theroomer
hott him that if in mu tried the
too familiar they were earsly
bed & never again referred
ta
or worried then, hit they could not
come of the Tommies ot
Choke.
all. Imms very pleased indeed
to near thes. ders in this relieat
the Cooting that next or by the omnies
was a manc & scarded &of ter
ther of hee mre thoworst. I was
goin to lave one Captain who use
t
Wating changagne
uit road Largel in the marke
quare - in it as we were tryin
all we could to prennoorr me
gifting enquor yoor the absndoned
holdly & stords. There hus lighte no
setting a lovely enample. However
I handed him to the Provort Marstall
tual I ported a nonce that
Id havg thenent me. It it you
hhas mead thronghout the whole
 

D.R.L. 3297 (3
Brilyt Drny in France & promes
to be come more jumous &indespress
ever than the viory of the Hat.
unider how long that will key
long- I re it is all rost of poper.
virit. Well darligold. Jurcet
wife I must it again. I
was bad suck about poor Reg
svery. A very you toy Binor
writt tatI wind t have.
my gatth pydney boy was
dilled too ba few days tack
be was met & plended fellow
I tetthis death more ther an
thenor except poor Sevidfie
He was iet a splendin soldies
He had an M.C & far & Broin
de Tuerre. He ins a plerdid athlte
io full of life & pry & spirit, nere
domcant never tired. Him
like a Tonic &weethin
now he is dead This Colonel netthim
losLad ben right nough for
t Lardingn Gollinli LrcLad
yer thit time his before. It is and
indeed. Well bye no my mceppet
Milhions flover Drovir
foor your very
D
M Dida
 

P.P.S.. Face wres quit letter deare io dont wony
about then tell next gassing which may come
anyday imprturately for the llighty threen
Hors gos shells yesterday intahtly
tow just near of & gota lot of the t
Brygade & thers. Boft you & Dear mu
takemore care of yourselves & have more
Holidays. Will dear I want you boit to be
well when I come home. So take a nolidan
dearee enry now agen whenever you don't fel
just it D make Bralyggo too. Your Wamanboog
or Taary people friads would beglad it have
you for a time a what atouthuge word with
kor for a trip to yoke now fagan. Hont
Cohorder thoper poindts necessary & don't
you be starving yourelves as I spees
you pretty mandy are to be saving. Remerh
you & Banly will be pretty near my or
palswher I come back All my real
good mes are gitting killed one by one
Becrtes
I sent rometther copies of the grave ome
some tim back the lighted Booches
have got nearly all Mr County alont
the again nos - poor beoff Mr Linc's grave
is hor in theishards but seoidis is still
in our hands. I hope that he nem get it
Soneday I may be able toget one of poor
od jacks gran for you blt terrille fightig
is silt come on along the Biocclonde
ridges now. So for the Boock hav m
gained an nch there but all the
 

P.P.8 (could
hunvers for you &wont charge you muet
an mre to don't go nee Robert office
any more. Heles you have todo with
b the better. He would probably have rolled
us of the money for their land at Frankston of
you lad given it thim. I am mere he is
without any rcruple or courccence for what
Mrs Robert wrot tone. His mother had &
pay thousard t make good his work before this
the luttle hose was made for me by a Lt Taylon
who had tobe sent lacte to Mrtrates becausse in head
was going wrong. I kept him at my H.O. for a time
whilst ee mere woiting order what to do with him
& he cared the Borein he spee time.
I have mentiond thi sercial time deam
in letters but mchow they don't seen thave
reached you. It is very drizzly shossed
today dailing. Give Hobl is very good
siy. He rays I must take my care
myself as they cannot apped t
lose me now. I have a numbr of very
wee letter for the Generals whon
I served inde tie at differgnt tim
till our orn people got the back again
I have set them ovr to Mr Sdivia
t kut for me. I am more pleased
with then was nith medals - Bydcct
tor
 

Feavce
4/18
187
Myrdarlerg Katee
I had just closed up
ported a letter to you when a bee
pot nail came &o got three letter
fom you +me from Baaby &
some from other people. He It is very
ad tean that I cannot carry your
letters. When we wre in Tullipol I used
to keep your letters until I had quite a
he pile. Ther why I had tp ai
I burred then. but hem wn are aloost
always or thomore & I do not way
thant to be read of anything happene
to me so I read them through & the
destroy then as roon as I have
should like they
answered them.
then all. ot then is oe Ian
keepng for the time. - That is we
in whieh you give me the measure.
your take for the latte cover when
a can get enough money together they
it Mr.
& sen rendin is wang
remittances
$50 guidlet to you that I have nt
own
ferable to manage it yet
who fighing I io notben alle tect
leave yet my black look is gett
fatters fatter- There about another
41 quidlet or is saved iy ahead
 

and when the Cast $50 youle went
at looked very vorry for strelf indeed
diving cost no very little at prevent
nned then are wo shops & nothing
much toby at all except prom the
canteens which are very reasonable
indeed about 3 pana day is all or
meal cost in vert alove the army ration
& at present rate of exchange 5 panes equal
3/8 of our money. I expect onr linds
my letters must have caught the Dudanin
II don't think many marts pass without
you hearing from me deampet. I would
a stane to let any go when you want in
litter is ladly dear old loving nocetlad
Wattle Perarn boys was very good t the
w laddig giving from tis tricycle
bosond he . I hope the laddie boywrote
him a note & thanked her very meek
you would re to that. Tell Banl I never
you
got to ree Hoie Fircher. Im glad
told me the purband war has altered
his name. I knew he wae calledmons
once & I might have made a mirtate
I have ren Frank Firher is Fracce
several times. He was very well. They
have (the D) ten in rome pretty heang
ightingin north & I dont know if he
 

is still O.K. Tell Hugo if no ill new
has reached you of him before the, that
Frank is dong well as as openo
is will liked in his mr. It is queen
about his adopted yon beng like
Mrs Fircher. But it is nee for it tbeco.
I hope the new faurnie does nod put then
off Dod. Whata time you must have
had in that storm. You were a brave bete
lady nod the frightered. The Houre must
be a pretty rublisty affair mustng of
tleak is andly & a wits place at that
too. I hope the poor little Ferlayo gell
gets letter. It is very rad for poor old Fer.
here him my love & romentances when
you see then or ring them up (the next
letter in dated the 1PFet)
I am glad you the Cable come to land
all right + I hope it did ste come
of them un a lit. I noticeby acablen
the times that a hg meeting camet
the Enhibtion to pnotest against
Mannix & his doings - there is in
guertion was tho fellow whould
larged or enpelled as a Tracher.
you must be Lanrea anniongfim
now all of you with people ner here
I was never is prond of uin ar
 

Aartiation as I am today or yuts
of the Failun of Conresiples - The
gallans Bearins & joyous mint
tomer at the ppect ofa
ight thriel you chrough & through
o you iimply cannot dispawn
Idomnearted - whatever thodd.
gainst you when you geel thenr
nints noing the more tho danger
censo t threater - It is glotious
indeed he with then. Did I
lt you that or tho2 Dpil the
59
-nd o0o ttrong withotood
Breoure of3 Yerson divirion
ware theoy I an presenting it
Durhalen way records mory
early that or the ront the 59
had
nold then were 3 Hernar Divisions
mored in deptts but the reception
perrteading ples got turney my
Tomach of all who, should have
followed from the fight - Oneo
my macking ca whyh I placed
slightly fourc, of theie & protected
by a rwany pred across the pont &
piled soo serna tospses in a
ghartly rampartof stan refreth
vrnoors of Mr Colenn concluded that
 

they had ingent turiness clowhere
Remember that the ordnary propostin
o wouded I Killed is tre ore &
you can tell what gop were made
in then ranks by the gun &
what disheartered then was they
could not get at it without nommn
the mony & canal which is about 20
yordr inde & 30 feet dey whilst the
gunners in perfect recunty could
play a regular hore of leadt un
then evary time they tried to close
to contemuptaus of the Gergnan an
totoldies did in ner bcome as
me putite ifforts that, a Corpl-a
fellong loy namea sayers & three
other changed a part of 30 under
or offeer & put then to llight
Killinths offcer & 5others xcapten
two others who were too badly wouder
to ren & the nert skedaddled for
then live shedding arms & accoutrents
as they ran. Mis party had a naching
guve too & attempted to ret it in
ther five but daied nt wait as
our loys came at then with the
layret so they dropped all then
amnunition & a lot of you fillin