| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.66 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0513 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 11 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 47 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his wife, 1914
Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' (Brigadier); CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD
- SERIES 3: Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott personal correspondence, 1914-1919
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Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, 7th Infantry Battalion. Some of the letters were censored by Pompey, and later his daughter Violet prior to donation removing details of a personal nature. The letters cover October 1914-December 1914 detailing; handing over the Broadmeadows camp; the journey aboard the S.S Hororata; passing through Albany and Colombo; anchoring off Port Suez; ancoring off Port Said; the train from Alexandria to Cairo; conditions at Mena Camp. This series contains:
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, 18 October 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, 19 October 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, 20 October 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, 11 November 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, 23 November 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, H.M.T Hororata, 1 December 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, S.S. Hororata, Outer Harbor Port Said, 3 December 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, Mena Camp, Cairo, 10 December 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, Mena Camp, Cairo, 13 December 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to his wife Catherine, Mena Camp, Cairo, 19 December 1914
Letter from Harold Edward Elliott to James, Mena Camp, Cairo, 19 December 1914