Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1918 - May 1918 - Part 10

thank it will all lave tbe done
over again. I unnder what you
people in Hustralin will think
agout it all. On the dushatia ont
we only made twoor three little
attacks & was earily hater of
Neel Fremmans Battalion did a     
fine peace of work. Terl tivey is
well pleased with him. Colovel
ftewart has hen tranfired
to Command the 14 Brigade & y
the minister of Defence approves
he will become Bug Genezal
there seems no necessor why he
should not approve of it - Please
congratulate Mrs Stewart &
Mro Stewart & tell them that
whilst I am very wery tlore
him I am delighted at the
promotion which be thorought
deveroes for the pplended wodk the
has done. lol Layh ist come
back to me in be place his I
will probbly send horar mantal
lack & N 5
as he isised
AMWen there & lt dayt tak
t
will be delighted
1
 

I can get Layt a got as Bryadies
He would have a very good
thow of getting it tooi
General Levey should ever get
promotion or get rick oc
go away for any other reason.
It would be a great thing for
the Devision too I am ruie
if this hoppered - At prevens
there is a deal of petty jealouny
about which would notenr
in this other case as we have
heer is long together at willion
thanks Rates dear for your thought
of me. The seckly weks arelovely
towarn & lart nimply wonderfull
will. I have still the raie old
Meckly weks I had is sallyol
they ane still good as ever
hormar Marshall is looking just the
very picture of health- No is hell
Feeman & delighted with he Batt
He has Geve Hobbs, told me made
the Ion tice as good as it was
before be came.
I am glad my boys are getting
recognition. I have alway know
 

how good they were but the
difficulty is t get recognition for
tthem nayh is not quits the rane
as before he got the sas bethis
heart is lack t normal rize
However tho Doctors my that as
he las not t carry a pack os
do baid work like a Private he
will be quite all right out here
I gent Kol Dener off for a month
leave-as he was lookling hatherworn
out the great trouble about this sho
is the want of nest- for the part two nights
the Bose a porlaidment las teer pretty
bad. But it is kind shooting as on
Heroplam lave his pretty pcared
and he dses nt tus wet a
terrilly lot of camnalties - we had
4 Killed, & a dozn or rowounded
out of hundred of shells, my how
old Daikee got but or th nec
but it was only a scratch I am
glad to say
tbe is looking
pplended otherwise
Woman Marsfall is asking about
ct
a months woliday is Jine- the
are enpecting a Plittle Marshall dlony
 

about that time I shall ree what I
can do. The trouble is that thes month
leave bunners is supposed tapply
only to cases where the open is not
Very wll &the leave is tphen by
at present
for another run
never raid hornar look better
It is a gloniously fine day again today
It was very forgy at prot &i stilla
little so but the run is buight &
warm amost as a rummers day
I remember we had some weather almost
like this is our advance after manpan
last year just enactly at this une
Than is Apuil we lad a heavy flly
mon gast before the prst Bublicour
lveypet I
light. Well dail
thank that is all put rlowg one
to tell you that I love you about amillin
my dear old celad
teaps of loset hise f you and
Bayven
Mopape

Heth
P.S. Tuct a great by shell has dropped
just outrilty a wake ruit a furbut
no one was hurt.
 

France
My deare st Katie
26/3/18
Thanks about a million
for your dear long letter of the 21st
Jarmary & the photos of broydon you
rent me they are very nice. I am
delighted that the lttle try did
you both no much good. If all goe
well with oe den I hope you will
take a little try oftener. Why should
you not take a him by there or
to rome otherplace Warnambove
or Lassy - It doesn't cost very
muct dayting & you must truly
really have wome color to you cheeks
when I come back hows or Ill thenk
your not glad to ree me. And you
can amive all is well will me
tell the cable from te Defence Dept
reaches you & perhaps it will never
come atall & its no reve meeting the
trouke roou it comes. I ve reethrough
a good deal now & perlaps my hick
or your prayess will ree me rofe
through. Poor dd guil I can emagi
your feelings about the failme of
th Cohocription. I hear that mannise
ever
gone on worre ther
is
 

I wonder are the people out there
stark raving mad or are the Talor
people & t Catholics bought & wla
by the Termans. It is impossible
to avoid the one conclusion or throther
You will know that the awful
situation that I have long
feared has comet anenaeth
As I foreraw. The Borche attackeg
a yeh days ago with nevrl 90
divisions about million ome
& he las other to follow. He This
is more than t Whole Britest Hin
in Flance. He came or ware after
wave 405 mills deef putive
solden
war. Our British thot then
down in thousends but it was
for all the world like tryng t rtop
the locurts - She dend inciepiled
is place in heaps bid the livng
mest or & or & meptor we
away like chapf- Bhe other
lads rallied & inflicted more
losses but were again messtana
he lad the deain out all
along the line to meet this 2in
on way. What the order
are hors
 

may be you will know long before this
saches you but it would open the eyes
the conaidly founds athome to
see how the Hys are taking it
here
They morched out last night as
foll of joke I looking as happy
as if they had got leart to Mistralia
They just want to get near
to stast
enoogk to the Boocker
then with their Bayoets & they

will be overflowidgents yo
it
an pretty rorry for the YordL Booche
they recch - afterwards who
knows what may papper - it
repends mt how long the
Herman can compel hew mer
tonce ardful manghter bt
in the end I fancy tho Broche will
wkin of it But of course ws
Well
may not live to recd
if by dying we can shame some
coprage into the skulken at
me we will not lave died
If we mr through you
in Nay.
need lave to far of me not liking
the places you like. Ibe reen no place a
nice foe tneymon wilt you as Healerull
 

P.S. Oh Katie Ben Sivey tried to
Herve lol newart wch a mean
trick. Trey's nov was gurto our
I joint by tol Rewart, sene
yive preference over his Mt
Hommalden for Brigadier & went
to General Hobls with a late that
lol tewart drank & on one
occasion when I was in England
got llind drusk & strch oe.
in offcers. He did not do this in
a straight forward way at all bis
jurt kept hinting S Bere Woblo tha
tobes ninior Col Hewart warnt
fit for in jot. However on little
Benral turned or him pretty may
I arked what he meant by it &
made him say straight out what he
meant - Of course Feve Hoth was
greatly Mocked & came tone. Lutinally
I im greatly repoet recause Five
Hoto had acted on my opinion of le
Wewart it I told him had neverbear
of it & didnt where it. to we went to
Gol kewart & totddim & he absolutely demed
At& it looks now as of Lercywill goof
with a flea t y can overth wholthing
nick t his &peay

 

TS
3287.
 

Millions flove
& fittes from
you veryvery
ou Sidadon
yo fert me quete
 

France
My Harling Katie,
11th April 1913
Hle alive wcel so for &
not many camalties. We werepushea
trlir
in in & great puny. my oer marchs
all night adid 26 miles & sooe had
to go right into the pglo by the
old BDoche had not Very much
fight left in hin. Mony place one
of my mae tire givng got int a
packed mass of hier & mowed
dom doo at least is a fas
minute which book all th
steam out of that uttack
we were nearly ceft ry
with gratitide or arrivge
by te itys Seneral you all
thei mey had got demorabzed
sont of said & all mined is
pew were tried out
The
them reling themsls to
tome every where witfroith chesk
Whe I got into theront I
pust yous tom irand

wned very Uuct ordersor
the subject of loding - at great
mary Britest officers were help