Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has received four letters. He has been watching football matches.
Creator
Date
1942-06-23
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA420623-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA420623-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA420623-0003
Transcription
23/6/42.
Dear Ma,
Since my last letter I have had one letter from Norman on [sic] from Winnie one from London and one from you. Your’s was dated 28th May. Things are a little Better here since my letter of 24th March. I am Pleased to Hear you have Been to see Mrs Kenny. I haven’t Had the letter which deals with my Promotion, increase in Pay etc. I haven’t had any more mail from Mrs Pepper since the first one. I am Pleased if my Letter cheered her up. I am certainly looking forward to those shorts as it is warm in long Slacks. Winnies letter had a line Blacked out Sgt Major Cadman has had about six letters from her now. It cheers him up no end. I write my letters to you every week end and the Card to London and now and again to other People. The weather here is Very Good. Yesterday two of the compounds Played one another at football. It was like watching a Professional first Division match. Did I ever tell you that Ward the B.B.C reporter is in this Camp. I suppose he’ll [sic] Broadcasts about life here at the end of the war. I hope this letter finds you as Healthy and in Good Spirits as it leaves me in
Thank Norman, Your Loving Son for His Letter.
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] OPENED BY EXAMINER 6222 [inserted] 25 [/inserted]
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage, Manchester Lanc’s
England.
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined]. LESLIE. SGT. 551653.
CENSURA [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
[page break]
Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. LESLIE
Sender: Surname, name and rank SGT. 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade CONCENTRAMENTO 78.
Campo POSTA MILITARE 3300 ITALIA
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Dear Ma,
Since my last letter I have had one letter from Norman on [sic] from Winnie one from London and one from you. Your’s was dated 28th May. Things are a little Better here since my letter of 24th March. I am Pleased to Hear you have Been to see Mrs Kenny. I haven’t Had the letter which deals with my Promotion, increase in Pay etc. I haven’t had any more mail from Mrs Pepper since the first one. I am Pleased if my Letter cheered her up. I am certainly looking forward to those shorts as it is warm in long Slacks. Winnies letter had a line Blacked out Sgt Major Cadman has had about six letters from her now. It cheers him up no end. I write my letters to you every week end and the Card to London and now and again to other People. The weather here is Very Good. Yesterday two of the compounds Played one another at football. It was like watching a Professional first Division match. Did I ever tell you that Ward the B.B.C reporter is in this Camp. I suppose he’ll [sic] Broadcasts about life here at the end of the war. I hope this letter finds you as Healthy and in Good Spirits as it leaves me in
Thank Norman, Your Loving Son for His Letter.
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] OPENED BY EXAMINER 6222 [inserted] 25 [/inserted]
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage, Manchester Lanc’s
England.
[underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined]. LESLIE. SGT. 551653.
CENSURA [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
[page break]
Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. LESLIE
Sender: Surname, name and rank SGT. 551653
Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade CONCENTRAMENTO 78.
Campo POSTA MILITARE 3300 ITALIA
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 7, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42222.