Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He writes that he has been moved and she is not to worry about him.
Creator
Date
1941-06-22
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA410622-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA410622-0002
Transcription
28/ [indecipherable numbers]
Dear Ma,
I have been moved to a different Camp since my last letter and am Settled down again. I am still in good health and spirit and hope you are the Same.
My Pilot and tech Hyde were unfortunately Killed when they were shot down. I have already made several good friends. The grub we get is still good and our treatment too. Please do not worry about me
your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
[crest] [stamp]
CARTOLINA POSTALE
PER LE FORZE ARMATE
[stamp] [stamp] [stamp]
[underlined] Mittente [/underlined]
Cognome PICKFORD
Nome LESLIE
Grado SGT 551653
Reparto Consentration Camp
For Prisoners of war
[censored]
[underlined] POSTA MILITARE 220 [/underlined]
[stamp]
A Mrs A Pickford
41 Broadlea Road
Kingsway Manchester
England
Dear Ma,
I have been moved to a different Camp since my last letter and am Settled down again. I am still in good health and spirit and hope you are the Same.
My Pilot and tech Hyde were unfortunately Killed when they were shot down. I have already made several good friends. The grub we get is still good and our treatment too. Please do not worry about me
your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
[crest] [stamp]
CARTOLINA POSTALE
PER LE FORZE ARMATE
[stamp] [stamp] [stamp]
[underlined] Mittente [/underlined]
Cognome PICKFORD
Nome LESLIE
Grado SGT 551653
Reparto Consentration Camp
For Prisoners of war
[censored]
[underlined] POSTA MILITARE 220 [/underlined]
[stamp]
A Mrs A Pickford
41 Broadlea Road
Kingsway Manchester
England
Collection
Citation
Les Pickford, “Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42104.