Letter from Les Pickford to his mother

Letter from Les Pickford to his mother

He has received eight letters. No Red Cross parcels and no cigarettes. They have had dances.

1942-02-31

One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations

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31st. Feb 42.

Dear Ma,

Since my last letter I’ve Had 3 letter from London 2 from you 2 from Nellie and one from Flo sharpe at Haytons. Red Cross Parcels have run out again after a week. We have’nt had any fags for some time that is the worst Part of Prison Life. You can’t get a decent smoke. The weather has Broken here and we have’nt had snow for some time, but we get rain the same as April Showers at home. I hope everybody at home is well and Happy like I am at the moment. I have Received the snaps you sent me [deleted] t [/deleted] and the large Photo as well. We have had a couple of dances since we changed Compounds. It is’nt as Bad as we thought it would be here although we are a little crowded. We have no sport now. I Hope this letter finds you as well as it leaves me

Your loving Son

Leslie

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[italics] Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté. [/italics]

Mittente : Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. LESLIE

Sender: Surname, name and rank SGT. 551653

Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO

Campo No 78 POSTA MILITARE No 3300 ITALIA

received April 10th 1942

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P.C. 90

[rubber stamp]

OPENED BY

EXAMINER 6060

Frederic Southam
Sgt 967920

Fred Southam

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BY [underlined] AIR MAIL [/underlined]

[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined] [postmark]

AI MRS ANNIE PICKFORD.
41, BROADLEA ROAD. KINGSWAY [rubber stamp]
MANCHESTER LANC’S

ENGLAND

Ord. 1343 – 1-12-41-xx – Roma, Tip. Mantellate (c. 300,000)