Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliot to his family, November 1918 - February 1919 - Part 7

France

3/1/19
My dearest pet Dhusach
Soon I'll be coming
home to you my little pet lady. Now
that the war is over I'm counting
every day till I see you. I was
glad to get your photo & the post
card. Are you pleased Dida
is coming home to ask you who is
Dida's pet? What a wonderful
day that will be when I see
my little Dhurash again ! Such
a long long time since I came
away from you. But I think
my [[?]] Dhurash will remember me a little
when she sees we come home.
Lots & Lots of the French Soldiers   
are coming back & seeing their
wives now but lots more of the poor
ladies are only learning now
that their husbands or their sons
were killed long ago.
The Germans were all
over this part of the country
 

and is no body could come
& tell ther about thing
tho Serna
6
abot
an pleased with all thatpeople
letter about my two crcepete    
I is nice t hear that they
ane as will wared onda
bst
hecky
AndIm
y u
so glad that I vagy likes help
naum & Dear in the house

my wel pe
tis put the bert
we givl in all the world
think
Gord te no ny dear little per
always
thinking of you
& mn I the laddie towhi
was back
homewilh
you every minute. But then
too ber yet ier
is a lot
the poor people hate tte brought
back again the honrrr tat
were wunt don hult up
argan- nt woor soor my dailing
ll be wth you tl
Aot 2
ss you bdy ett the
 

Fouslers
My darling Katie
Fave
Fis Sunday 5/1/17
again & ince more it is very
Dret Smiserable - I my once
more recouse we did have
one five day yesterday. Not reall
ge ev lter nt what count
for fine here. General Birdwood
called round to see us today
It was a port of Jerewill vins.
as I imagine he is takinge
his HeadQuarters in London
almost immediately.
He was the some as ever full
of a iretended affability that
he inagines dyieres us. He is
againg at Geirg Governor
Teneral of Hustralia at some
time or
other- a great man
I dottenk
Well Katie dear then aono.
a scray of news for you at
all Hhe had a relinion
denver thoo the night & go.
 

2
the Brigade balsr
all the e of
General Hterrart and all other
former officers of the Brygade to
come together again yorcbuld lang
syneIt wns thave few on
New Years ease but the provision
wthit were just in a truck
dow in Parr got wide tracked
somehor and failed to put in an
appearance untilie sentlf,
an officer & recovered then
However everyone appeared
to enjoy thenselvs very much
Bene Herart drought me
over a very good phod
himself. I will pack it
red
t to you as soon as    
porble
tas it is a very
tme I dosguits vtor
yow I am
send it without
harest damayed. It is yur
a lad to bey it if in more
I inclose a phot of Capobutes
D.S.S. me of myold.
Boy
 

nw in Indin where tho photo
was taken. I enclose alsth
mena card of our dinner. The
diser was made by one of the
was here. You will kawhie
that while Billy Hugher &
others are quarelline amongs.
thenselves domn below Uh mer
ap alone are agitating to be sin.
home & there is us donbt I thank
that we shall all be sinke
now as sooner that any of us
Mrtof Sd
we
expected.
will likely be all dme before near
is prinally declored. I think
Hughes a made u u mind
sare money get us home &
chance whether thowar sarte
again or not. Quithon much
of this is due to patriation &
now much because Hoyse George
has put upon him & Kyhim
out of the nence Enpornces &
more we salnever guit
M
 

4
know. The old lady - the soctors
widon heard me say that Iwa
going to by a pair of wooden
Shoes Pabots tt
y call then
Salloe Fy Sablows
they promonce
it tlak him os a curis
people here all wear then in
thit weather out of doors. The
place is so muddy. When they
came inside they ply them of
They wear a wit of inside slyper
os that the Salote an acmall
a rort of galsshes - well they
tSalots I leave then
0
sly
usto the mied at the doos. To
is throul way to keep the fevers
amnay cllar at all. They
ther near the sippe part in
the house
well today har oor year came
along & phesented me wt
tuspairs of little sobts for
laddie & Dunsach towear
tthe Seaside or toky us
a
sonroms.
 

I honder what the little people
they we then
will my when
They make met a dattero
tho pones when the people
walk in then & they cannot lift
then feet really high sut or
Whuffle along in then
The poorer people put straw
io the sabot in cold wather the
serves the donble purpose of keeping
then feet worme in theis tan
otherwise would be the care
& also keeps then wedged
or tirmly. It is juring to
hear then all crcimpire
about. The streets io the
Vellages are all paied with
rough cobbler stones & this
helps to wake more now than
ever.
the i all I can wiitd
& thenk
today. Nomar Wurshall in or
in hadr or leave Will.
favcy he is t lave an operatio
 

or his nore or something of tho
sort before he comes task.
His wip paits very roon now
todayor amorrow I beher
I enclose a letter I got him
Mrs Knald Rickson. It came
toolate, for me to reply but
as it iappened I had rent
previously a letter to her to thank
her for a pistman Carl she
ntme, in that not Ilan
your address I
give her
asked her tocall. That
letter whe lad not go
endently when the wift
it reached ver tife
I hope
but
e saied. to any can, no
doubt you will west, ber do
seaward told me he met you
in Autratio Did you know that
He was Lea Deenvidi brother. He
just came cp him ti
again last night is he said
as more filling wince he me
you ens tro
noir vair
 

as for as asroting ns further
wao concerned Cl Denehys
it othe Commander are
all very well indeed
thought tho weather is most
miserable tho over are well
honoed and prettyme ged
we got a cable foor th mporte
pand with a100 remittance
which I am baring distrbuted
amongst the Bultalions sary
which will help them ben
etatles little entrag
tat kind which will selp then
Well Katwlore I and you
all my tiskes & loves for
You
& the hre pits foor yor
Very om Dika D
 

Dourlers
France
My dearest Katie
frund theee
71
letters waiting for me tonight
when I got nome all from
you. One dated 27 Oct another
2t Oct & a third dated
dated &
November. Ifr the lust one I you
mention that you had nut received
th Cablec sent
fto you about
a fortughs sogire. It is a
Spandal that it took so lon
to reach you but I suppose
they willl hundred tryn
to cabe at the waie time
on smilar subjects. I uppore
it will be oven worse now
because all the thousag
I men who are sailing home
now will be trying to Hable as
once. There wery I where $12,000
vent home an December and it in
expected that $30,000 mote
will be going off in gannary