Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1918 - May 1918 - Part 7

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just wow getting ready for the     
Borche if he attacks. It roprety
nere he will attack further
down the line. However we
must be prepared here yor
any eventuality wall
lnonden cold Rate
I God b with you will
loverkims port bede to
your the ncepet.
 

D.P. 4. 3397 (3095)
Belgir
131
Myrdear sld Lor
two more letters
came from you yesterday one
tle
a wee srnk dated the 4 yon
ct
with snaps & p card of the me
pepl
s in it. Thank you fast
a millios for them
atorn
the
ft are growing
thom
by arent they. The other
one is dated away back the
Dec. It is a fithst one
& told me you had just go
fifty grdlat
noticeof the
Irent you - thoould nnt
yur ought
you about the
y now
tbe nearly there
& I lard today sbut.
ye
another ove Donby
broerying dear that I am
getting lad up. my Book
is pletty empty just now
 

D.R. L.
giv
but I have
tlctt
key me to the end of this
month which I think will be
quate enough & by they Ill
have nearly andther Bo
it is that will do for my
leare of
don't
5 0
well it will be a slart
fr another $509 Alet
Wouldnt you
my dealing
geremekaps A Lover
tishes darling for runvry
so had if you were nearme
Tes and though not to be
able to rend you anyonce
little presents nut you will
ot as muct
know I love you
1
an always that
r
you tonight tob Stewart
ol Dinchy care to rena
tome 80h 60 mer metnts
 

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the Germar lines or a said
to calet & buintack tome
Hermans & to Will as many
as they can in to doing
We have t do this occasiatly
as the is the oly very the Commonte
in chief can key back fall
the Ferman Densions Ms
ar always rad about
As some of he boys practicale
alwnys get killed in ther
rards o natter how carefully
on work out the arrancement
rometimes they wire
for them +
caught I wiped out prete
well. The Tcknono lave to
As the hame& as they are
nod is good
finding their
eople
way wout as our
they foll in worse that we
do& te other night the
tried to raid oned our
 

forto a bitle further noith
left officerf mer wounded
& prisoner & 2o deadh on the
ho t
ground out of

for not
to
torust pare
one of my pt raid hav
faller in & in rove canes
we have made by captures.
but one never knows whether
something may not happen
which may cause verious trouble
Ialionlys go in for a trene
mortal tombdment. This
it will applied has timble
effect & I am hoping the
this will be tho cus
It should aholuld
tonight.
sesting the me I thon
the everg not killed ought
tle as shell whicked that
they captins will be
matter in
a
C
2
 

one never can be giit mre.
2
I wish Logeg would not goon.
electionering I don't think
she is mited for it The
Reprendum Renilt musthare
Leen Leartheaking. I wonder
why chistiatia of any place
should get funthedited. There
as no dontt that a loto
om mer voted acainst it
thinking that Indocwones
get it & he would get sine
rehimne going to lake them
nome from the war. I hope
you will go to ree thoboys
at home is the Hospital
when you can. It is so don
when you are sick. I suppose
to they would like their Generals
old lady to come along- & you
would be very nice & then not
like Mrs Fivcy - Veryportan
 

PPh 3397 (3d3
but just you ou little Hatis
lolighe self& they would like
that It tras nice for thrwee
people to get priges tell them
pleased thear
Dida wil bg veay
it & whe hasnt much over here
to be pleased about. I don't think
it would do the lad anyharn
Dods some plysical culture
Katie. Wintehelp to make her
strong & well. In the litte you
tettere about the amount of Wana
Penoior I am ao glad the lasthes
now to alway relyor Hwill
indeed be a cmfort to her. was
Jack's Defured pay landed
over to hana or included in
the $ 300 you mentioned he had
Bils
left to yot three. If.
you & Banly
are money in the Lavings Benlk
that you are not likely to
went for ame time. Thew
 

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D.R.L. 3297
1
Das humole
one kind that pays 5 of0 intert
which is more than you can
get from the Sanys, MenkI
think. It has benn very
stormy today - Husterdi
a little mow. We have had
a couple of cares of Frinch feet
the last two days owing othe
wet & cold. Both thomer had
tronth last year & it always
comes back agan Weget no
pest cakes of it now orring to
knowing leltes how to lats clure of then
At prot ive thought ttem just th coll
& wet but a french br discovered is
was a germ living i the mudb coated is
now five are anteseptien proder intened
of Freace a whole bil which we had at
firth the with rutling keeps then
all right what apity wedid nt know
before about this Bye
wt
old lon I am pust n

eres f montean
toc
 

N.J. Col Loih has ben
paved pt for duty.
sgan. I will probably send
lh Deneny over to relievt hir
when he at ready to come
 

Belgun
5/3/10
My decerest Katro
Festerday came another
dear letter from you daled the 23rd Dec.
So you can see lt a puring old way
I get your letters dow Iwroto
Couple of days ago, telling, you I had
pert off another so quitled. I hope
the ois to you all right I did
not know that Fopy was the Black
girl. I thought it must be gaiquelys
2Holy
& when
way of rying bogse.
I got the may shot with tofy &
Jocquelyn I took it to Hevey
although I must my dedn't think
it wis much like her. I was
sorry thear of poor danas
accident. As you do not
mention about it to your
later letter I conclude it
is better than it was when
you wrote this letter. I ree the
gaps are coming in - ther con.
doutt they fear that kun