Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He writes that he is well asks Minnie for a pullover. The library is thriving but they are short of cigarettes, still. He asks for two black ties.
Creator
Date
1942-12-02
Temporal Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0003
Transcription
2/12/41.
Dear Ma,
Well ma all is well at this end and I hope it is at home. It is Very cold Here now. Will you tell winnie a Pullover would be Very welcome indeed. We have more and more books arriving in parcels and they are put into a library which is quite good now. The cigs are still Very short here and is about the worst Part of being a Prisoner. We pass time Playing games like Ludo, Monopoly and such games which are being sent to different boys. Can you send me a couple of cheap [underlined] black [/underlined] ties. I haven’t had your Parcel yet but am expecting it any day now. Hoping this letter finds you in the same Good Health and spirit it leaves me in. Your Loving Son
Leslie
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Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD
Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE SGT. 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade FONTE D’AMORE
Campo SULMONA ITALY
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté.
[page break]
[rubber stamp]
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT 551653.
[page break]
Al Mrs A Pickford [inserted] 162 [/inserted] [rubber stamp]
41 Broadlea Road Kingsway
Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Dear Ma,
Well ma all is well at this end and I hope it is at home. It is Very cold Here now. Will you tell winnie a Pullover would be Very welcome indeed. We have more and more books arriving in parcels and they are put into a library which is quite good now. The cigs are still Very short here and is about the worst Part of being a Prisoner. We pass time Playing games like Ludo, Monopoly and such games which are being sent to different boys. Can you send me a couple of cheap [underlined] black [/underlined] ties. I haven’t had your Parcel yet but am expecting it any day now. Hoping this letter finds you in the same Good Health and spirit it leaves me in. Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD
Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE SGT. 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade FONTE D’AMORE
Campo SULMONA ITALY
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté.
[page break]
[rubber stamp]
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT 551653.
[page break]
Al Mrs A Pickford [inserted] 162 [/inserted] [rubber stamp]
41 Broadlea Road Kingsway
Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 7, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42199.