Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family June 1918 - October 1918 - Part 4

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First World War, 1914–18
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Sance Crinckstank wrot me a very nice letter the runs to be guite pleased with our wee bairnies I shall levig pleased &get the new maps of the bairmes, It is long toge tm I should like t reeir of wee komnar lest the will see much of her be too we Faid he d il tey 1 t gletterpom Lend to hie but fare int heard from besg we are buck in the tin agai I lave had a pn camalti but hone that you know hay & Sencky are bask havnng little nest. Capect Iur won &a Jh imo lane Cc
y wall to very glad to go or Covs I is kil ony I muths since mon Ingland and it hatleen a very anxious trying time I am very ivery about Rob Smith. If I ree Henry Bennest out too I will be ratisfied. He started with me is one of the few left going strong of thould orguals thene is very little news Col Kanlar did a very nice lutte raid for me got 5 Hurn without any camalties & everyo fell o he heck. We gote machene gennalis By no draydd Natio lone packingsof at I have you really t come of in darle In Buntnen oams if the just the preliest ther bee you best MYC Smil tr Bers yout
France My dasling State 28/6/18 Thene is nothing doing here except a few paids & willing. Dont know what the Booche will be at next though. There are runors of another bigattach prepaing againsd ws. but whether it will come t amything goodne only knows. I am hopen to get a months leave very foon now. His over smot ince I was out of trance & though I lave thyony has left me the Influenza, fely divince state. F. ta months leave this simce I must mire enough get un for a few days its Uleaprol & then Wll be able twrite t hang about it all. I am enclosing you a few litter go about my P.B. Old MEvry must he raving to talk about me getting the U.C. pr
Fellur Breltonens. It mas a good kraz but I ladn pezvoral part is it at all. but as I have enrythin els prettwell they lad to gio y some you like that I suppose. herethelen I an glad my repulation is spreader ontude my om boys. I will be another senock io the eye for old Birdwood who has always kept me back. There is another letter por little madimorrelle Brunet. The Rorche came & dropped Bowboor them & beoke bll thei tack wisdows to they are now refugees at a place called Segues letuen of Omer & Aire which is about 10 meles away from then ho They are sinding all thei farntin away down into Central France Her father & mtheon sill iin at Kunbecgue hrt opter go to rey at synde where they feel saferr. it is further oway foor the Bore
the rays the village they are lave in is a pretty with me very worded & very bulls& hollows If they were there you a pieme they would be very happy but it is rad to have no home of your omn. She has net heard no more of her brother who Was killed. at lot of the Pleasleyin people have gone fror thes including Wadame Paisseun who had the "pubi in the Square. thes was the old latty who made iude yokes to Capt Lyge about my fatnen. It is very sad for ther all isn't it. The mentions a lot of other things about vasious people I met u ther. It is a nice little letter cont- it Well Kate darting I think thr is all. All the people you Know ar well. Birtie day I has ber bing some very expening scent t square Wr Loy 250 I igetting a len tie witle for thewact as well. It is Hetar of Roses & if the little wooder phe is which
thovid is kept to puit in a Drawer with hankeys its it are seent then ncely. It is too strong to put much on at once Col Marshall is away or leave. He had a truct of the flue when he left lamp. Hewart is the very picture of health. He is delighted at havnng a Brigad now I think & it has helped to Buck him up aflro be hass improved the Brigade a so Senl Hobbs is pleased StX with him. I am very glad they gave him a chance. In my miend if they yave old tine M months Moteday t Butiatea gave Bert Layt the Brigade they would be wonderfull imporred, all round! Wrte Hobls has ven far from well & at times threatened with a nervous Breakdom If this should happe & I get the orverior I would be very pleased - not at poor old Hobls illness but because I would till have my Brygade
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France Barling Katielone. 2/18 6 I was recalled t prance the 3rd Just a week before my leave was up. I cannot telt you about it now. Though I was sorry Diners a part of my leave Ius glad that i got wack in time tok with my hys at tis time. Things an you well for us just at puimns hit people should notbuild too much or it apt Do Bosche will certainly hold us up for a long tm at hoold mesared poris on the Hndinkeyi wthe will have made Morgesthar ever by now & we will lave t fight the monter through in the wmne old md that we thought we had done with for ever. We are bing promised a long sell when this show is ber & the boys truly need it to teytareben nearly nmonting yhting inthoay the res at all Om commne count upon that for from what hear the Flations are in a nery had state & if this last attack or the lad come tamethiing I believe the would have made peace but it would not muprest me it all it thindo make a separats heace. Mrs Edwards ron is thirof he rays that the Natior soldiers incent tou Alping are very rotter & late the Brilest & Americans sent to help then. Mey my if at Lasn't teen for the
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Janice Cruickshank wrote me
a very nice letter. She seems to
be quite pleased with our
week bairnies. I shall be very
pleased to get the new snaps
of the bairnies. It is lovely to get
them. I should like to see one
of wee Rosemary but she will
be too wee to see much of her
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I had a long letter from Mr
Frisse [[?]] have not heard from Begg
We are back in the line again
& have had a few casualties
but none that you know. Layh
& Knucky are back having a
little rest. I expect I will
get some leave soon & Layh
can carry on here.
 

 

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I shall be very glad to go
on leave. It is now over 7 months
since I was in England and it
has been a very onerous trying
time. I am very sorry about
Brf Smith. If I see Henry
Bennett out too I will be
satisfied. He [[?]] with me
& is one of the few left going
strong of the old originals
There is very little news.
Col Scanlon did a very nice
little raid for me got 8 Huns
without any casualties & escapee
fell on his neck. We got a machine
gun also.
Bye now dear old Katie love.
I hope you are packing up all
ready to come My darling
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France
28/6/18
My darling Katie,
There is
nothing doing here except
a few raids & shelling. Dont
know what the Bosch will be
at next though. There are
rumours of another big attack
preparing against us.
but whether it will come
to anything goodness
only knows. I am hoping
to get a months leave very
soon now. It is over 7 months
since I was out of France
& though I have [[th?]] off
the Influenza it has left me
feeling distinctly stale. If
I get a months leave this
time I must use enough
get up for a few days to
[[?pool?]] and then I'll be
able to write to Nana about
it all. I am enclosing
you a few letters got
about my P.B. Old Mr Evry
must be wanting to talk
about me getting the V.C. for
 

 

 Villers-Bretonneux. It was
a good [[?rap?]] but I had no
personal part in it at all.
But as I have everything
else pretty well they had to get
up some yarn like that I
suppose. Nevertheless I am
glad y reputation is spreading
outside my own boys. It will
be another knock in the eye
for old Birdwood who has always
kept me back. There is another
letter for little Mademoiselle
Brisset. The Broche came &
dropped Bombs on them & broke
all their back windows so
they are now refugees at a
place called Segues between
St Omer & Aire which is
10 miles away from their home.
They are sending all their furniture
away down into Central France.
Her father & mother are still
staying at Steenbecque but
often go to stay at Lynds
where they feel safer. It 
is from this [[?]] from the Borche
 

 

He says the village they are
living in is a pretty little one
very wooded & very "hills &
hollows". If they were there for
a [[?]] they would be very
happy but it is sad to have
no home of your own, She has
hard no more ^news of her brother who
was killed. A lot of the Steenbecque





 



 

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