Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has been receiving mail from his mother. His Christmas dinner was 'fairly good'. They have had a blizzard for a few days.
Creator
Date
1941-12-30
Temporal Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA411230-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411230-0002
Transcription
30/12/41.
Dear Ma,
Well Ma this is my 22nd Letter to you. I am Receiving your Mail in Bits and Pieces as all the other men are. I hope you are getting mine O.K. We had a fairly good Dinner on Xmas Day consisting of Meat, spuds, coliflower [sic], Peas and Rice, with fresh Milk and Sugar in it. This was the only change from the usual day. The last six days Have been like a story of Winter in the Yukon With a Blizzard blowing all day. We have to stay in Bed most of the time to keep warm. Many of the Boys have Very Bad feet and Hands with chilblains which Have not worried me yet. I must close now wishing you all the good Health I’ve got and a Merry New Year.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
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[crest] POSTE ITALIANE CARTOLINA POSTALE PER PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA [crest] [inserted] 75 [/inserted]
[underlined] Mittente [/underlined]
Cognome PICKFORD.
Nome LESLIE
Grado SGT 551653.
Campo p.g. FONTE D’AMORE
SULMONA ITALY
[rubber stamp]
[rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
A Mrs A Pickford.
41 Broadlea Road
Kingsway Manchester
Lanc’s
England.
[censor stamp]
Dear Ma,
Well Ma this is my 22nd Letter to you. I am Receiving your Mail in Bits and Pieces as all the other men are. I hope you are getting mine O.K. We had a fairly good Dinner on Xmas Day consisting of Meat, spuds, coliflower [sic], Peas and Rice, with fresh Milk and Sugar in it. This was the only change from the usual day. The last six days Have been like a story of Winter in the Yukon With a Blizzard blowing all day. We have to stay in Bed most of the time to keep warm. Many of the Boys have Very Bad feet and Hands with chilblains which Have not worried me yet. I must close now wishing you all the good Health I’ve got and a Merry New Year.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] POSTE ITALIANE CARTOLINA POSTALE PER PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA [crest] [inserted] 75 [/inserted]
[underlined] Mittente [/underlined]
Cognome PICKFORD.
Nome LESLIE
Grado SGT 551653.
Campo p.g. FONTE D’AMORE
SULMONA ITALY
[rubber stamp]
[rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
A Mrs A Pickford.
41 Broadlea Road
Kingsway Manchester
Lanc’s
England.
[censor stamp]
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42204.