Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliot to his family, November 1918 - February 1919 - Part 2

unfortunate enough to have ben
capured by them in the fighting with
the very utmost bentarity. I am
not enjecting you oer any more now
as I improse the 3ost fa told
you it will be very hard tget a
parsage lack onde the return of the
troops commences to now leging
a frest period How long it wsle
continue no one again appear t
know but the lowest, eoumate of the
time that I have beard is sume
months. Of coum that is until
the last of the mer get awny
whether we (now capensive ornaments
Generals will be retained to long or
no restr with Brely Hughes I espect
I hope you lave paid up the
Trustees debt so that will be offo
minds. I have heard nothing
Mr Byg since about last Spiil a
may. Possitly when he got my reply
to that letter he would wito
again. It is juit as well that he
doesns - wurto to much for hern dont
makes a charge against me for call
Me Well kated my love then is
nothing more to lett you except that
Capt oack Edwills. Mrs Floyd
Edwards nexhers & Sertie Edward
 

brother has died yoo influenza sprieumn
We was wounded just before the
Armistic & died at Brulagne.
enclose Mrs Loyd Ediaid letter
which you can und to me these
Vcolet as they would like thear
all about it. Mrs Bloyd Edward
inag. 6 Sdwvids is well and in
still io Italy at latert news
Ronald Dickmn is now a Temporary
major. His brother died too not
&ago very priddenly. He has another
brother versing & the only found out
by accedent, of the other brothers
death like I did about your
dacks. Dickoons forther met a
wan in the other brothers Bath & asked
him how the brother was & ther it came
out that he had died three week
yoou naturally it was a big shoo
to Rorald. I dint know of inslad
has left for Hustratea yet. Bonald
was annioin tgit her of before the
mss started& she didn't want tg
much not now thapeace is
will within right no dont tobe
will be more conting to go than
before. Willions of Cove& Risserdenn
old Katietore you you very our
Dida So
 

Favzel
near Landrecies
Frave
My dearest Katie
30/11/18
Here we are age
We moved noith on Monday night
the 20 ors by train pou HHevelle
at least tho we did. I had a car
I ment the night on Ainiens &
came on next morning to a
Confegence with the Corpo Commande
atae catean
The men spentall
the night
tg nent day &
night ir the tran as a delayed
mine left by the Serans
blei in a culvest or the line
& they lad towait until it las
teen infarred. They dirane
at lart at a bitte willage south
of be Catean called Bestry &
we waiched about smite
along very wit & sloppy road
toa place called Mezinghem a
liftey & illage very muc wrecked
by Well
fre where we pound
hooercy
sufficiens welter for
the night. Lent day we marched
through the houing ray

andthis 8or10 sile tthe
place Fevisl which is only a
mile or so pomaan dreces
a low wene a pret
biglait
was fought during the sions
 

Retreat in 1914. The Coldstrean
Gnards inflicted a severe
reverse on the Ternon Mr
maid which was presing close
after the retreating Blitisg
Army. This Village has bee
Father badly wrocked aloud
but they is shran anilally
& the mes have made themselves
pretty comfortatle on the whole
parricularly as the German
2 6
le
eg dhile of wood
nearhy to which they my helping
menselses with great pee
I had a letter gioor givie
Camptell Dt Vllasool telling
me about the different relative
o yours that
metn
UCapovt
I is close he
litter I sav gonen m all
n ovr now
hopeof mig o
as &
I think anr sort will
present people coming over him
ao they would have t wait
months before returning +
thousands of people are alread
i now
writing to go to
theking is cooming to see
us tomorrow Katio. I am
wrry to lett you hr John Reman
 

40
is leaving in topater in
pontit as Director of Senohligite
in Enland. Our little Spireck
is going totakonce the Command
of the Poeps & Gial Tery is to
hold command of the dennio
but I am not rine if he will
be promoted to Mayn General
indeed I rathe thank not as
all promotion has been
stopped in the H
Gineral
9
Birdnood still langs or to
command of the A.J.H and
controls all promotion in
tro I larent any wok in
lol watser got his D.S.0. our
of the Bellicourt fightall
right & that Deneky his Bar
which pleased me greatt,
worma Dulglest who canes
on with half his face sht and
and died later got the D.S.O.
hope it will be a wittle
consolation to his parents.
His brother came un to Scclo
Watror. He has the D.C.M. Sc.
a seigt in one of the 2rd Dev
Battalions. I was not me of
my Eerder Joys as Worman Haglest
wes.
 

tomorrow the king is ennu
to ree us. We lone theman
road near Landiecres & he will
drive along the route. I don
know of he will stop or not. I
will lett you what happen when
I write again. lol Dinely is
away is leave. Noell gen scott
sent your boues of curiors out
by boat to you. They will go
it the nardel + military witchit
a deremns that the laddie little
rifle is is one of the Bones. I hove
at reacher him paply. Whas
a little tayoret dagger thing to go
on the of it. The Booches und
there light rifles is saids as
they were easy to carry. Capt
Bob Salmon is takeng a little
lon containing a pirtolt ione the
tings watI find near Harlmmer
on the 9th Aujust attack. Dont
let the laddie play with the pirtol
I dont think it is londed hit
it might be I was going tget
apo Corney plant it but Bot
valmor to te it insteadt.
gack salor Boks brother had his
nygt Iarm ton right out of its
wocket by a shell but he is getting
 

on will. Lt Wills has wthen
able toget away in leave &ir I god
the loe of ennow that he was
to take rafelyover to unclegin
by tol Denlky so I will get
come one totake it wpon
there ore of them days. Al Wateo
is togo over a London. Her
a very clever man although
Col Sdnely doesn't like him a
but &will do well. Althort
tho fighting is I think over lot
Watso doesn't want togo i
bittlo bit but because fightingss
as I tehere over I am admoing
him t go where her can berk
serve his country. Major
terns who has noto recovered
poor huwounds will be coming
back shortty & will I feel me
get the Command as I shall
recommend.
I dont think
I have any moe
new day
pet. fover omillins
of Kirres for you & the me pet for
you very oin Did
 

my dearest Katce
Fance
Vesterday 2/13/18
long
I got three litter
her
you will two other Spericks exclosing
photos of the wee pets. Thanks
about & million for them. The
Dhuract does look a dear ire
darling & the laddie look
an
a meriy roque. I am
very pleased with them. I a
very they are not taking in
mlct interest in thei tenon
now. That is very lad. I'll have &
write to then about it I got the
little leaves Hatwere enclosed
they were ttill smelling very
weetly whe they case 2th
pust litter you lett me about the
nid houd you were going tlake
at Cambnell but as to got a cable
giing a different address you must
tare changed your mind about it
Your devenpttion
of it wimded
Veryonce indeed dailing. I a
worderingerly you didnt take
it. I n sorry you didutget
wee kovinans photo take. I
would have liked very much
to have seer it, I am apair
thatyor knowr will not get
 

his comminon of te all
he troutt darting I near
wtn
there are to be no more comm
gue now. However of I had not
sent his over ther it is pomnble
tgt he might have be nilledn
badlrounded. I think moves
Stewwit come don Dor House
in northeote once with me het
am no m Anyhes I would nt
knos here I ar
sine tell wee
I huract I am proud of my little
coldier lady because she is whare
about the hart old carto vil
Tefl theme laddie that I expert
him t be brure too & a bitte
wat
roldnr lake sagy & not have the
momised all wit of therg ttake
it. No him my solitier pys
when I arke ther to go into
water wher they night be
drowned twill sermeins I
sonetimes weels but them & break
then all tht hit they do it pus
the more recoim side lette then
To laddie must by a good rolde
I do everything he dear min
tetts wit or elo dids might
be astaied of his laddie

ean told sida soldren that
the laddie cvrnt have like then
 

and I know Gaddie wouldn
like that to happer for anythe
I wish I teven for mne that
you were coming dearcepet
Ian apsaid yould thuse that no Pease
has come we must to more
suring than ene but I would like
benyor one by bg loe& a list anyhn
& blow the enpense I shall loon
foward to ruice ou cquelyn
photo. I got I typewritten cop
of Mr Bidam poen I didnt
know be was printing it I have is
woited him yet. It wouldoany
farm I mppe, bout you think He lay
trouble t live by tmy reputation
after Mnxe Kalwodarling
bad a letter from Mr Ball receitt
I didn's know abouthis two wee girl
though. Olave his Cour Capt Besk
wittme. The latter is a ror of he Robh
Best wholies mewher out
at hirey Hills I believe who
Sddy Clarkoo going twed? AnyneO
Rnt? I nmer wine is eaze
have her ma buck again. Wr
funiy wrt it that I got theploto
& tho bete of 129ept at the Par
deliring of litters. It was very
decist
o Rvex trant Wheller