Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliot to his family, November 1918 - February 1919 - Part 3

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2018.19.79
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He as getting pulty wll offo I thinkrth all his laver etc. I thought to m doing wrongar the time vynger wih a lotding district het itas hunecous very will so ther any m urns then yet Kalie ware you any ddes what age ir is do have you ree anything of her lately as all we am wite as Fevril deane MMrs R will be mornnng into Belgumn close by Leavembere in a day or two of you can pnd a place called Ham we are me the inwhere nec then Har is or the menge I think& ad a lovely ctatian whch genell Hols as our mus Coyn Commonder is going the in I am glty gad thown elld nor any of my s over as ofpeen lave thelenst Cmpalin ir drry. He alisys uoedt be held is Resere tthe boy got to ray that old vrrcy had a donble leaded penny & co to torsy with one the ree who would do the fighting & of cm alrays y c ians
Faviel Frince 4/12/11 My dearest Kutee we are silt wth som place and a very dony drill old place it is Howeve we shall be moring foward agou about the sinth wot to som ther old dull daig place wtrict will be a change for Dr kinda 0 little while no dontt tho king came to see us as we goo thomer all amimbled in a paddock near candrecies & aftern consideratle waiti the cold be arrived. He was introducedto for about the 3d time He had a very burined walk round along the front of the men & then lad D Heirry off again. The trod Princes ide with him. The bringe of wales had quiter that with Cl Deareon and the Prince sid he was going thy & spend a month will the lorps as wos as ithad witlled ot is in quarter. We are now rrdingaiion men wrhs ealerted in 1918or leave t antialio or
nomuall or leave Actial coume they will be droctarged on annay there. I suppose shall be rent along to you one of the sedaysNo one knows when apparantly & so its no use worryng alont it. What do you think along me coming home. will I do thas or try for some got about the n deare. I dont know that I lave much chance of getting anything at ats. te ince be about miltion people after every got that is in outt Larrgly thmes that get then will be namly dud with a lot of influence behind them Shnow 2 look met a dear little pet, Katio, iher phto thasI am losging t see her the rn to tave a wonderfully boad thigh frrehead. Te laddies looks very naviow lende it Heape of love shster deamr pou your very om dilla Dn
Sourlers Frynce My dearest Natee 48/12/18 once more we have come to a panse. Thro little village is situated about 5026 miles South of Manterge and very near the Belgiar ronteer. Sovn wot through weynterge the ponties io some your miles further on on the monrs road. Somy towards Clarlooe st is I thruk rather further there tho fronhertends round tthe puth & at Manber comer a little nearey i that so that gong due sart, we comet the Fronde a lyitle pt sooner The me tareng emplytains to sleep in but as there are floored with wood & they have thais to bee upon they are more comfortatly then they lar been we a long time the country has unever her strippia by Me Booches of every thing the Thopo have not a ppok left then the tarms have no cuttle they worses of yourls raffitn ereh meons. The Booche larego the lot in many places they lore Aorm thornammental ironpailing round the gardens &grounds brd mortt ladns time to carrytond
with thim & it lies is beoken heap everywhees I am very confortatly lodged in a nice soon weth walmit mite. I dont knw how it escaped unless it wass that the owner was of some uire tthen He was a dogtor too old for military service & be died about a week ago & jyst a couple of days Defre in son who was a prosoner at sermany returned home. The latter was with his Regiment at ranberge in 1914 Afftet prilist Jed back how mon panferge was deferded for some thre wicks by its gavnig 30,000 or 40000 wirch but erentually they had to pursender to Me Booches. He was sentaway I kept away until the Drmistice when he was retfce & returned home to find bis father dead a conple of days. His wrother is a dear ola body who has fined my room af very nicely with once cloan theck hall. On thoday of our arrival we had only tie tarderiches t ead & the foind out & got t workd made in a nice did of rout home coffec the isvery beg yo a
Frenchwoman Very tall + straight & rather stont. She will have been very good looking when the was going &her cheeks are quite clear & rooy still though the must I think be fifty yeurs old r more she has a recond you a lad about pevention who is wistee years younger than the elder ron who, was Termany. The latter as her givena monthleave by the French other tomes go back this Regiment for here in France they ae not dilter as the Britest are of the worther all over yet & thi French people are not songaling as the wrilistare t have the Atmny Remobelized at ice Iam enctoring a photo of my Frend Interpreted and his litter He hasoen with oe ever wince we gave teance & is a very decent fellow Al Denery las remnes por leave but is still rpping fo inflienga or rowethen like oft I was very glad be g apar thi CP.S.0. for the egst fight of all. five Kewkest, perople got three Cis you the fighting along 2 Peronne where the lost hearily.
They were all non come - one is dend t but throther are shitthning an apraid we will get very sick of the got in a whost thm then is lttle to do exceptfle in hundreds of young about the men to decade how they are to go back to Hustralia etr otc. If there were ghop to buy they as or ever hotels where thosm could go is the evenings is would not by is had bcanve then they would be brought wit contaid with the peopeet time would pass but as it is it get pitit dark about 4 pr & ways like that till nearly & an in yut of the pet that we have altered the time to agree with the Doylighs laing Bill otherwise it would be dark at 3 oclock but rather vrighte at 8 oclock in the morning tar it is now. Its a melancolien country in the Winter with driping Mies I& hardly agreet leat showing rs it will stack until nend April Heres Thuistman nearl mow us & they ray it will be may next before peace can be pyned at earliess.
I enpect I will be lucky i Igea back next year instene for our pertary. I am wondering what they are telling you about one there Katee sohelhy they ar rayng we shall be back roor or shill a long time away. There an dreadful doings in Bussin it is rald people are bee murdered by the Boschenes right left as in France over one him died year ago- So the Bilest Fleet has heas pent to keval in Me Bultio Sea &t Odeme on the Black Sea to restory om nost of order & rove of to sator beatlers in 8 lwite ares queally out about stI fore of thet wondy do gutd a lad ttins or the panevics of they got looo & in power properly I releeve Weft dear Cle Katis lovg Erd llem tkey you all ith lave miltion of Kisses for you & the wee het f your Veryon Wida Dn
Dourlers Nance 18/14/16 My dearest Kater We are willin the fame peace & wott horn Very bad weather It has been one uineddin driggle for days now. Our Belgiard Intilpreter M. Kortzes ha ben anyny on year to drege to see his lady love from whon he has ben paitto mer your years pince tho no started - be one got your letter alf the time go you Ocar inggine how lage he was got back today to go Lyou her. I Ibrought me a little honer in done pictun porteance showing all the Bridges over the Menze as the Booche left then when they retreated ten then all up as they went. most of them in the puclure show temporary wooden stincture placed by the engineers over the gapes madeb the enplorions I am porting then trom t re. I also enclose a letter I received from a Mrs Whilmore-gones with News of her hyme I lave never met this lady yet but we las temn very good Bog- i fact ter Vithole let of my they called ver the mother of the the is about 50 years old & her hugland died only a little time back & ro the is very sad olonet
my dear old loving lady Iwise I lad you with me I am very lone po you & very yed up with thargs i need your comforting arans about me to put ink jut. humor with thowould again. I was reading in the Blackwods magazive today a gife of he walte Raleigh & has be was persecuted iprised of roffed fh popen & Ifinally ad his head chopped of all becaun of Mits & jealonoy begayn be tried to do right so he believed it. Hes cherfulnen under it all was wonderful & as he stepped on the Praffold he thoped Gell Dane Tis a short medicing he said, but it will cure me of all a my diseases. And when his head fell - one of the crowd who untrersed it We have no other puich called out. head in England?ear he we a great man- Scan will inagin derole has he febt. His wife was dockln good lising to him katic dear & the last the he arked her todo was to get back from the King some letters, which we lad wlitten t him askingnt te put to death ) because

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