Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family June 1918 - October 1918 - Part 8

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First World War, 1914–18
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& Von. Lagh's Pruman Buards are just behind. Another time wme one called out & then as they waicted by i the dark What an you? Inib tired was the only annice t this learned the lem pretty well When I wasn newcastle I ppoked my chint about beggng some read liver latte cloths for you. the navery good judge I hear well she raid good liver is almost inprovible to bey now in England as all the men who worked or ther practically have ben conscupted & other restrictions placed or it mamefacture onrtst my the was however going to write ba for that the thought mightlav rome a stock &let my know the pince But the Lasn't written yet. I must ask her soon. Yorkinback over the by latch of letter I got rone days ago that I had not time tpely iuriner I see that there is we dated the 16t ounom wer laddies firthday when he got his new mit. I bgittey anynny good looking nor deam
previous pages omitted His saw Can Steward Loday He as lonleng my well Juge said wonderful work with my boys in and arand a city which we took. There is a little fealouny between the 3st fon Norria waistalto new Batt eaching claiming than done something that tother rays they did. I dont know above &c tys atgnymence e Nosp he e alyn pustng fo tt p obg effo nee preten tle h def ean you bn by songthe Wrth sta Cise pSt. a ltdog? Of about ts Kep old haffoed would you mind it very much if I arked you to give thoold chay one of the Sallyole Turks shells & one of tt Bran cartridge can. I have a number other in England of gever can git then rafe lack to you. I know the poor old clay would be delighted oget me. He took met pain byot then for we & to pack them is carefully for me chrthaletter is a teen ling me daled 17 & guve. Fellirgme about mr Mrs Tonkin & Mr & m grns at Weeroona.
on the 9th June - telling me abou t Hugh chrther 110 si Borrow camgt iee you I am roglad by howe deaply. I hear he has beame epoed He wred ince his return have. ten you heard of it? I did noot get Hugh's calle yet. Ot in thuraets letter she said scll Rolg nantedther t go up t toke for ther next holidays. You didn't lett me that I it is the matertime I hae you will go The laddie would have a long m with all the anenals. bout ken how Mrs Kory would manage with the watio work though p repr t p p 2 Ble Mure Mp v n han fi Es sod Ot Katie don't mle Big. But our little Sariky General when eongiditating som of myboys yesterday in the Feragy they putty here raid he was convinced ther was in letter general tha wynl At themerent time io the France. Sond know whether he was puilling my lee
as not or only trying to flatter me put me in a good himor again. Did I tell you that whilet the Bigattolls trarn I wws right as toaw itall Ther ar ordercame through to nak anther allactwhich would have meant a witof Light Bryade llarg for myselfs some of Cam Stewart men to I rang up our Sperick & told him that I would do it if the Slaks ordered me but that it was me madness I would resys my commond rather that serve under him again to he cancelled the order. Later be admitted I wa gent right & this little speech in. I think interdeg to smooth my feather down a his But it is a pretty by complimention the dear. Bt I don't think I will get selled head. I know just what I an & whatere ther opinor may le Iner charge mine but go along indifferenc to amjores thoughts except threy my darling infellt. Katedeance think you prayers are being annued I dinsel nay a scared now as Iuned
gerunat to be in the leginny of stellesthing & I sean than as much judgementas most of the General a weind snkey in playy darling that may always have wirdon & comage worthy of my slation another letterfom you is dated the 18 giive. I had a latte from Lt Seward We is Leo Fewards brother you know who aned aplay for vointy. He says he is hared fit so I lave asked for him back St morn is lack I am helping him this Captainy roon Capt Hran was killed whilst advancy o the altactin Volygon wood. He is me of can Stenarts men. He was killed just in the edgeof the Hler corn wood an awful place for stelling. There was a lit of a mystery about his burial. A party went uy after we were relieved bget lapt tickenin & can't Drain lodies &being then at Dickeborch Cenetiry aloide of Georder they found Dickenson but could notind Hean lan hewart toto i he thought come of thr other troops must have never heard that buried, the body it had ben boint tpieces but that is poositle
I can only ray that he was killed instantly by a well whest advancing through Hercoise wood (just near when Seordie was killed a few hour later) at the lead of his Company. Povr wee Laddie I mut it strarge that he thought differently of mr Frowbridges death than of he Uncles. He is older now I suppose ricalizes litter that he will never in then again whe thego like this. Me sean I got lost the Sperick & the 5 page of the same editinby the Same marl dear wer meet kate will you ely t t te gmo But what a man coath. Tancy tine long years after the hm ud dearie. Well be thinking of our grav ther I think yt w Gydy I had a very mee little letter from Mrs Rovald Dickw. Her war is now comingback tous I hope he doesn't gethit- the rems o think thoworld of him. We have had very hot weather & very durty roads hill today hit real wnte sum to lave nt in today. It is pouring rain I suppose a must prepoe guit cold too.
Frunce My dosling paty 12/2/10 I farent a scray more news to tell you. We are still resting. It uas hormar marstall new Br in the 14th Brrgade that took all the necrtpart of o and did ty lom I dold you pledidly - the got the homous old citattel and all the Huthers Ramparts. My boys look the norther Kampart and after a long & difce thatn Winggte got the Railwy, D Suthern takeb the aster lam Hlermst was a bt make beaded for a whit about it. He reckined it if his boys took it o would fave taken it all only my loys shipped a now honerel the is coning round Mn enhansted and admit that he wys would have hbatly been licked or at any hate have fort
very heavely trying to ta ko the pot & in any case the rad ordered us t do what we d and that should be the end of it I think it will be all right now but heople are quee. I have heeped bott Sterart & homa worshall or a lot & would be the last to enqure then a yet at the just dippicet lam Kennr. tuss Sake beade is very touety en tcomnd. think However I hope is will be all right again ctoy how tell his people whe is quits correct that Go temnits Bryade Jough Mlirdidly & Nomar Marstoll nople that he Br look the + ✓ itate tElty I mentend anya Sanord S Fres it you will protatly ine & that bit are
lroving the jndied health. At the rame time my boys had an ever more difficult tark p our attact had the made in which is ver thoper but across Bridges anoss thad t awide ro now destiged by enplowves as you a possible but whore broker leans sill gave a precarious forthold & that there wn wre ender naching gor Sartfeley ing tmy boys loot then & repuiied sufficieatly then inder fue fcrowed & frished the fol of Hewart Brigad hp as sesowr ordered us I do & we got very great crevit for it and this I think made Hwrart a ho gealous as he felt that tey had taken at lear Lads of the place & wciend tiven sy much credit as they whull have ben Certainly my boye feat was themost senvationl
and pectacular & I had tdr it all at about a moment nither & nearly galtoned mr noor old black norse todehts to get the boys going on time Certain lehand splendidh TS I deveried all the credit ther got though Stewart prolable wf b than i deverved ment because yrs seemed Dovrshadra DDear Billy Hughes is t come toce in domorrow of he turns up Ill telt you all about it laterm. I an enclosing a letter got from Mrs Rroald Dickor also the latestone pou geme Campbell. Ithought what she my about the Pacraments would interest your mother. Wrum very like the Dabrs frtuve H nachmaal. & i prolabl rimilar in Erigin I eveloe also a litter got me timback por General white whit you can jurt

& Von Layh's Premier Guards are
just behind. And this time some
one called out to them as they marched by in
the dark 'What are you?" "I'm bang
tired" was the only answer. So they've
learned the lesson pretty well
When I was in Newcastle I spoke to
my Aunt about buying some real
linen table cloths for you. She is a very
good judge I hear. Well she said good linen
is almost impossible to buy now in
England as all the men who worked
in them practically have been conscripted
& other restrictions placed on its manufacture
owing to the war. She was however going to
write to a firm that she thought might have 
some in stock & let me know the prices
But she hasn't written yet. I must ask her
soon. Looking back over the big batch of letters
I got some days ago that I had not
time to properly answer I see that there
is one dated the 16th June on wee Laddies
birthday when he got his new suit. So
he getting anyway good looking now dearie

 

2 previous pages omitted.
I saw Cam Stewart today. He is looking very well. His
^brigade did wonderful work with my boys in and
around a city which we took. There is a
little jealousy between the 38th ^and one of 
Norman Marshalls new Battn eachxx
claiming to have done something that the others
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old Hartford. Would you mind it very much
if I asked you to give the old chap one of
the Gallipoli Turk's shells. & one of the
Bran cartridge cases. I have a number of
them in England if I ever can get them
safe back to you. I know the poor
old chap would be delighted to get
one. He took such pains to get them for 
me & to pack them so carefully for me
And the letter is a teeny tiny one dated
17th June. telling me about Mr & Mrs Tonkin
& Mr & Mrs Innis at Weeroona.
 

 

Another on the 9th June - telling me about Hugh
Morrow coming to see you I a so glad he got
home safely. I hear he has become engaged
to be married since his return home. Have
you heard of it? I did not get Hugh's cable
yet. Oh in Dhurach's letter she said Uncle
Rory wanted the to go up to Yorke for their
next holidays. You didn't tell me that.
If it is the winter time I hope you will go
The laddie would have a lovely time with 
all the animals. Dont know how Mrs Rory
would manage with the extra work though.
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Oh Katie don't smile Big. But our little
xxxxxxx General when congratulating some
of my boys yesterday in the "Scrap" they
put up here said he was convinced
there was no better General than myself
at the present time in the France. Don't
know whether he was pulling my leg
 

 

or not or only trying to flatter me
& put me in a good humor again.
Did I tell you that whilst the Big







 

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