Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, January 1918 - May 1918 - Part 11

themlves to Thantague -while
could not expect
this was is yor
the private to atsan I caught
O Britist Captan with a cort
londed iy with changaga
yos his officer men. I hanold him
over t tho wrord Fard &
tomed an order that thenens
offcer I cought it the would
summarily & publicly harged
be
in the market quare. I told then     
I was gintd abroue it might be
ellegal but I was determind
no tholooting & conreguent
demoralization & trilit to the
Ang's pardon in case of ellegality
This order had immediate
effect & I never had the slighted
ttrouble afternard, I drove
rack the Borcher a little & got
tonetwith troop of the fan is
Br heed near
At oe time the 89th
3 Terma division in it pons
but tryen go apaid you
M.S. & Kifle fre fet weactuale
gaied I groind back from them
 

an instance of the
to give
7
Mins contimpt for dafger CRo
Booche in particilu - tho 86 Hend
out a patiol /3 mer undera
lorp to rulve telephore wire
which Mr Britst Hroope have
shed in their retread. The got
out about soo yards when the
wit a harty of Sogennan ende
an officer The corporal order his
m A enteed in a knicicle &
when the semory got close the
killed the
all pined fire they
Gerna Mea File other & badly
wounded twomore whom they hought
in as prisoners. The revande
ray for thei livesy t rom theoffine
they ot a copyof m order lhies
were t wuld a bridge ovr the
mme & pantiful paid of peld
glarve drantoriaticpiotol + a fine
may twice as good as ours
Then evere numberd o the
incidents equnely fine

I have had several litten from you
to their me up. Have hs lin

 

to a nower them yet
lSeward
actin
is dony excellently as Bug sae
1 Bdg. He las not yetgor
of thoO.
will
his promotion but no doubt .
come through soon
Old Tery nn very annoyed that
one of his ofcin didnt get it. He
was also more annoyed shill that
ther Ire prushed or here we got
Very great provse pou you everyon
fo our woy work. We alp pitcked
u two motos cars. Wher we came
but of the tmme in a rest by tootver
p thecars
but I would not give
in yirts of very plane print fo hi
or the trubject Iwas living in
a most gorious house tp pnes.
I have yu uer with a prepect
gordn & hothuse full of orchids
a wonderful collection of Bristupes
old armorn to all th peopleaad fle
I preverved everything exaclly +
wrot to the french sout wyergthan
met a gantpul collection & magupen
pernitin should not be enposed to
lfruition - S as roo asoth
over they unkorne
very toote
 

and removed, it all- so where I
had lived for a week surrounded
by the tunnry of millianes wilh
twoo motsgau pooll oe Sevey came
dom pban board & hoprchack
I was rather delighted for we lreeds
werre kewart a very hed tun & when
the latter was plomoted be brough

forward an oppen who ableged their
lol Sewart- had, ben drinkr
Auty. I rather fancy our Genera
e
gavve him a warty you wher it all
turned out to have not the very
rightest coudation of any Kind
Tevy's mer have lost all confidence
to him too fr we has no real military
knowledge & is getting old I would
m be imprised of he goes lyes
wome one of these days & Col day
would be very likely to be give
a charce at the pot. He is back with
me now & is doing ylardid work
indeed isl watter who is taking tenl
place for the timberg is a fine fellow. I
knew him will e used the in told
5 A.C.R. with me Bol pmith. Henry Bear
 

Murdock Mc Kay
Walter McNichol &others, Norma
Morshall has not pleased me oflaty
I am run he is norrying about his
wife & the new luby that is coming
wrotead of thinking only of the ener
& of his men. I can see nor why Kilcham
hated to have bo lest mer wany 2fis
Very different - Hardly any nomer are
lake you who really help we tao
my duty. all the others I have met
dy alway eying then mer not toget
mut - ttakecane of themselses lts. the
never think that notherg really matler
except that we w. You are puto
in a million tgson loving sat
put one of Col Hewarts Solonel ane
killed yesterday. If they ask me
to romeme to replace hin Ill ruggest
Marrhall for he & prewart are great
pals & I shall nt lave marrhall ony
mind. By wnd my our decure
weete Hills laty- your prayer
an lengheard tine enough
Hean lover & kined daili
po your very our Fida Dor
 

Fhance
11/4/10
My dear Kutrelove,
In just heard news
that poor Reg cery was killed in
one recent fight thesweit. N
must have her about the 4th N500
Inot. I am naking iquiries
I eoclose a lifte got from one
of my old 2 Boys no wilh the
Canel Corps in Palestine
The confomded Derman accoplane
are over dropping homb all round
us trying to upock out come of
our attillery or the like. Ther are
not too good we have just ten asked
as there is likely the a neat shortage
presently tovoluntees to eat horsefler
from aniwals killed by Shellfire
not a very nice prospect is it but
we will be lucky I suppose if we
before all is done
lat no worse
than that
I have a bad cold at present but
hope the all right very wos
again. Pys darlig pnts tom
oflo
S
Gall
you
Veryon Heda Do
 

France
My dear Katrelon
14
San
I have bee neglecting you
mmething Heandalony agacl deare
het. Bro there has not bew very mnch
t went about. We are out of the line still
tol Sewarts Bryade got very Leavly
gavsed yesterday as Well & gleas
nimber of Casnalties including
Doctors. It is very hard for thees
k with das marke
to do thei nor
on & to they take then of12 get gamd
themselves they anvery tenve I
relfoacrificing. The Boche in spite
oitall seem thave no
in an attack now
Stomal.
on this rector rom boys are
onlyisig he would come, on
if his brge marris as he has
fone in the part again.
tho
Britir
corrive if he keeps
wyth ss whellisg & weaken
us gradually Da Mador of ou
reveryt& that lovely goermend
Yours otho people
1 Hhalpatt
vend us reinforcement Lowill
evintically fear us withoutfoult
omrs
mantimers an
 

have
holding him. The A.J.
withoto accomplished no ther
to be compared in inprortance
with thonosk they ware wrayd
just now- our Battle line
entends over 100 miles - frushed
in everywher where the Booc
t
ittact wen rercert or his
marked in
Mogreis most
little grongs of Brigades &Benni
ever Battoli we turnes the
side that threatened to iice
over evrything to Paris&Ct Sea
the Bulisg Portnguest evezyntin
flying broker + divorganized tare
fehr Everywher pallied or our
ines. Hustratio will do will the
mond of our boys. But ever with
bry thear are cordsds Purs &
Turken who clear out tleare
then water in the luch. There
oght to be shot bot arder the
immmucaltt law we cannot
tonct then. If is a groning sandal
the nmber of me who cleasons
ot when the fight is gitten
serions & may one day hure
 

digartes. Some day I will calit a
eltow in thag of cleasing onr
& will blow he brains out
myself & they can try me for
mulder if they want to after
tho war. Hs in no time for
gentle lily Landed meanue
but for the ptemest discyplio
are ever Dum throuth
Mary
The Booches me, are corull at
heart but an jiced t advance
by flogingl whooting all who
refude Dight- Why should those
wio whick & shult amongs.
as be allowed to leave the mates
to die & go home themelves to
Hurtialin to propogate a new
nace of Cowards t thon misalread
there now, in far tod.
eser
+
great pumbers for her raptyn
per nonor.
evs fnce I came lark t the
writched smme ofiea I god
we same old chest truble fr
its warrk lands. In consequence
for pent vercial day in
bed in the hope of getting rid of i
bemore of got a her hold
de
 

I am rather better but not ye.
quite allright againI a
lyme in or old manoer
pon telogging too of Wold &
royalest jamlies of parce
Kings ofCoat yau
Portraits
everywhere - Hour hult.
a draughty old place it is
The ome Mademorrelle de
septenvelle sews her senve
by livng in Verrailles near parrs.
It is leantifully situated though
I it it were more modeen like
the last placed mno at would bea
delightful ppace to givem
tince he came here th trenes
Vellages who were when we
arrifed thngfr their lives because
they thought Dr Norches would get
them are coming tack & making then
Very arknoyd. We had tlake
pomonor of the Hors for tho me
& oppeces tlve in & no some of the
people an very offended because they
fing thei homs take a occupied
suito a joke appened throther
night. At party of the 6d
Wernous
undrr then wheir degging new