Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1918 - May 1918 - Part 19

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First World War, 1914–18
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rays that for 2 weaks tey have had all their goods packed heady to flyt forthen ies y om army is dunr lack any further. Her mother's brother & nistamily who lived at nervaille which the Booche took throther day is leimgmith ther they lave lost everything but the clothes they wose It is a terrible thing the har for the people in France We must i tow mervatle Meces tgit the Booch to leave. The weather continues tbe & theboy geta mmn X9 . hircy every day & an as lapipy as Kiltens-Very for cashallies considering the Shelling. The accoplane very writtee lave ber at night coming oner & Bombn us which is rather disturting us you cannot got a decent Wee but we are comvled.
th knowledge that we are giong her 10 lomb. frevery one we give on lea tedelay of the attack is caulo by the Rosehe collingn the Hurtrian to come shelp him the Emperous teld & weet & the Burtran & Hurganan are now the jrt inagain. us as will ar th German Wwould be the best thing that could happer if one We had lad conscription could kee tho Bullatiny to verenth wed smpe Kell then by the Hendred thorward but oer get is toorn out - it is the late of the Balylocurts trna get t your crop if the wallee again Byenow liver pince dailyg and then Mar you Kalli o lord Kines o havig tappy Tuns fi you very onr Sida I god we ought byis anther hart non
2e thance easert Katie Love 24/5/1 2 Your lwotelfar letters came today one a tenmy timy and dated the 25t March with Mapohon of the dietl people in amongst the Khubart, you & th neclad or he bicycle my word you are gitting jut all higho Baaby, The wee people in amdgrs come lovely ferer & thowee people near a huus the laddie wilt his Breycle Hmet o lovely brightmers doey laidly any shelling lettter - I have goo- in neck a wee bit. still. Old verey is very bad- in his thront with it he cay laidly whioper. all in tlaft lave gove awray ill from its effect T cold not ina thek rightenongh but I think secill have to give in the end. I am glad
you got a mapohofo poor old gacky joys grave of Course for know the Hr las driver, us right back now & be lad all those graves to his lard now Ithink Deordies is still owrs but must le very mult shelled no Goodney know what the old Hur i ay to Strs said he is going make a tremendous attack soon but he is very peared of our boys so I hardly think ho welldai comg o to pont of us of course if some of the Sommys or o flanks give tay - itt may be anknod + we may have to rerreat to ware being sut of I have not heard for My Bege for moe tin a cabe yoo hi but 3
paretive lack it new almost years ogo is mulh has lappened ince. think factey lon will will hall right with Roddick. Have you met Wr Begg yes He is a fine fellow tt the rce laddie he mion pay that Didg or mun lons him lest. he must day Hida Mm love him bt yor all the rame for s ontit dear lone Tell themee to busact pet that Iida to just scardatoualy kiond of her gelting toy of1 class. It pleased dida moe tan his woldrers Killerg a lofof Serman I resjack her come to be oe of Dedar woldren fida like him a big let. I hope Mrs llaiso las got through her opuaun all right What a crowa at your harty deane. Where ti and roo for them ever aid you
+ all Tam glad the 50 gandlet arrised. the last one Irand night tb thenby now so that ea deft will be looking ratheron all towards the end of the year. That wa Very good of Kory to say tatorroon's it about the money. I larent & t your litte about the Regot nght yet. I lad a letterfiou Mrs Marrhall menlimen it trgh. General Devers & Wornar Mawtall are will & is are all my other Boys. I think we will be relieving Col Hewark M font line soon Katie frind out that My General mythe a Buliss General with us was of wst leavin They wedre pasing me over H I went to re general Wents alout it. He card General Birdword would not hismoto me
I arked why & pointed to my services - the Bapainn Admnc which is now lecturedn as a claim snangle of clararce Syeard. On the Bullicour Now - On the Polygor God show & lastly or thi Wllers Bretterenn Kins which is supposed the the prest thing the knoaes have ever tone in th har I rome ray to prert thing donein tnar at abl. tod. The & Love kine admittedal than raid they had no Tenera Braser or more capalle in the H I.F. but I suffered fom lack of Contal to, Prined judgment he meant be ray wh at could inly way that break out like a Voleans if ttungs dont go jus. as want en te
mentiored abrut th ron I had with Biedwood Eggpt - also the Row a Te 2 it when they woulds gentinmer water. I threaleved Enac ther back into Town thes at Finelles when the Bistert didnt advance & my oner got cut sprece I Richedu a ron ago several tacked &camn a laty ipleasaulners then at Polygor wood where my ne reportcapong the Tornyneg Reginents who bolled & left my 50 Boys to fight along - the done almot at Bullecoun the Lame dow here. Then Ba your the row I lad in but officer who kep wall My Brigade out in the rai until it mitett him to gitty about 10 an inth morning after we had
wanched all night ther when we got down here I found Bruest ofpen steating Lamyarg wholesble Parrested them threateer to shoot then if it did not stoy for I could not it mymen seatey mne of the oppens would pernit that hems have led tawn then some of the Britrot ofrcen well thating to prnitanof the poos people o thei dregont- at the very rane lim we were henertingou mn Ven ncrely for steating i leart the. I reposted this to Sorl Birdnood pointed out that we couldns stoythmer of the ppec would do thi- but I one got mulled for my pain now wouldi iwliere it possible tat they are now drazging all this a
to show I am not po a Higher gob. It is amayer &rcredible- I should have thought that taking in thisinto Emjunction with my fighter powers which be admits ane not approactate it would have proved that Ywarth veryman frth job. But ther you are and you lovely thousand guidlet gove allad tanisted in smoke It is really cruelwp ireseedthesn aladly but of naties lavedone only my dity as my men will tertify for always myo dear &ClRis ooe for cheating you ortof All that mney wont you dailing I dur couldn's sett it I had to yous veryou Didat r P.S. Millin loves & knove

She says that for 7 weeks

they have had all their goods

packed ready to fly for their 

lives if our army is driven 

back any further.  Her 

mothers brother and his family

who lived at {?] which

the Bosche [?] the other 

day is 

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