Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has received parcels from home but no Red Cross parcels. Cigarettes are in short supply. The censor has blocked three lines in his letter.
Creator
Date
1942-03-31
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA420331-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA420331-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA420331-0003
Transcription
31st March, 42.
Dear Ma,
during the last week Personal and fag Parcels have been coming in with a Rush. But there is still no sign of Red Cross Parcels. Don’t forget about the Invalides [sic] Comforts Parcel [censored] I have’nt had any mail for a week now but it has been much Better here than Bolzano for Mail. Fags are as short as ever but I’m expecting one of your cig Parcels any day now. I can’t understand why you have’nt got my lables [sic] for my second Parcel yet as Boys Here have their third Parcel on the way in Jan. Now for more cheerful news. I hope you are in the same good Health as I am. Don’t forget to have that Holiday when my money arrives from air ministory [sic] and don’t forget to let me know when you get it. I’m Pleased to Hear all is well at home. Please Remember me to all my Pals. 18 manor Rd. Norman and Nellie.
Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa jacciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’ ecrivez pas sur ce côté.
Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD LESLIE.
Sender: Surname, name and rank SGT 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO 78
Campo POSTA MILITARE 3300 ITALIA
OPENED BY
[missing letters]FICATO PER CENSURA
[stamp]
[Ink stamps]
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT. 551653
[page break]
[inserted] 54. [/inserted]
[postal crest]
[underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
[underlined] By Air Mail [/underlined]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford
41 Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Dear Ma,
during the last week Personal and fag Parcels have been coming in with a Rush. But there is still no sign of Red Cross Parcels. Don’t forget about the Invalides [sic] Comforts Parcel [censored] I have’nt had any mail for a week now but it has been much Better here than Bolzano for Mail. Fags are as short as ever but I’m expecting one of your cig Parcels any day now. I can’t understand why you have’nt got my lables [sic] for my second Parcel yet as Boys Here have their third Parcel on the way in Jan. Now for more cheerful news. I hope you are in the same good Health as I am. Don’t forget to have that Holiday when my money arrives from air ministory [sic] and don’t forget to let me know when you get it. I’m Pleased to Hear all is well at home. Please Remember me to all my Pals. 18 manor Rd. Norman and Nellie.
Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa jacciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’ ecrivez pas sur ce côté.
Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD LESLIE.
Sender: Surname, name and rank SGT 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO 78
Campo POSTA MILITARE 3300 ITALIA
OPENED BY
[missing letters]FICATO PER CENSURA
[stamp]
[Ink stamps]
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT. 551653
[page break]
[inserted] 54. [/inserted]
[postal crest]
[underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
[underlined] By Air Mail [/underlined]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford
41 Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42214.