Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has only had one letter. He dislocated his finger playing basketball. They are having three plays that night.
Creator
Date
1942-09-08
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA420908-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA420908-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA420908-0003
Transcription
8 SET 1942 xx
[rubber stamped] TO AVOID DELAYS IN CENSORSHIP PLEASE WRITE SHORT AND CLEAR LETTERS [/rubber stamped]
Dear Ma,
The only mail I've had this week is one letter from you. I dislocated my finger yesterday Playing Basket Ball, but, except for the swelling and a little pain it is O.K again. We are having three Plays tonight by the Dramatic Club of our compound. You mentioned phoning Minnie in the last letter I received & hope she was’nt moaning too much. Winnie told me to watch out for Aurther [sic] George in her last letter. Can you enlarge on this. I don't understand. Is he missing. On what Date etc. Jack Kenny is still here with us but Freddy Southam went on working Party some time ago. You may be able to send us some news about his camp from news he sends home. We are interested in this as we get many contridictive [sic] Roomours [sic]. Please Remember me to all my Pals and folks at home. Did you get the information Re my Pay accounts from Air Ministry. I hope this letter finds you in the Same good Health and Spirits it leaves me in.
Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
EXAMINER 7698 [hidden text]ra [inserted] 27. [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England
[rubber stamp] PICKFORD LESLIE SGT. 551653
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
OPENED BY
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’ écrivez pas sur ce côté.
MITTENTE: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD
SENDER: Surname, name and rank LESLIE
EXPÉDITEUR: Prénom, nom et grade SGT. 551653
Campo P.G.78. P.M. 3300 ITALIA.
[rubber stamped] TO AVOID DELAYS IN CENSORSHIP PLEASE WRITE SHORT AND CLEAR LETTERS [/rubber stamped]
Dear Ma,
The only mail I've had this week is one letter from you. I dislocated my finger yesterday Playing Basket Ball, but, except for the swelling and a little pain it is O.K again. We are having three Plays tonight by the Dramatic Club of our compound. You mentioned phoning Minnie in the last letter I received & hope she was’nt moaning too much. Winnie told me to watch out for Aurther [sic] George in her last letter. Can you enlarge on this. I don't understand. Is he missing. On what Date etc. Jack Kenny is still here with us but Freddy Southam went on working Party some time ago. You may be able to send us some news about his camp from news he sends home. We are interested in this as we get many contridictive [sic] Roomours [sic]. Please Remember me to all my Pals and folks at home. Did you get the information Re my Pay accounts from Air Ministry. I hope this letter finds you in the Same good Health and Spirits it leaves me in.
Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
EXAMINER 7698 [hidden text]ra [inserted] 27. [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England
[rubber stamp] PICKFORD LESLIE SGT. 551653
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
OPENED BY
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’ écrivez pas sur ce côté.
MITTENTE: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD
SENDER: Surname, name and rank LESLIE
EXPÉDITEUR: Prénom, nom et grade SGT. 551653
Campo P.G.78. P.M. 3300 ITALIA.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 22, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42284.