Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has three letters. 500 new prisoners have arrived in the camp. They have been watching a play. One sentence has been censored.
Creator
Date
1942-11-08
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA421103-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA421103-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA421103-0003
Transcription
[rubber stamp] 8 NOV 1942 xx [/rubber stamp]
Dear Ma, Ive had two letters from you and one from Flo Sharpe this last week. Five Hundred new Prisoners arrived here last Sun, and Aurther [sic] George was one of them. I fixed him up with what spare kit I had. We went to see a Play called The Middle Watch presented by number three compound on Monday last. I've seen hundreds of worse shows at home. The ladies in the show, portrayed by men would make many film stars Jealous of thier [sic] acting and looks. We held two Horse Racing meetings during the week. Last night two Sgts tried to escape but were captured before they were clear of the camp. Bad Luck
[censored]
Missing letter]lease remember me to all. Very sorry about Peggy. also about Ken Whitham. I am in good health and spirits and hope all at home are the same. Dont forget to let me know when you received money I sent you.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 3018 [inserted] 27. [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road, Kingsway,
Burnage, Manchester Lancs [rubber stamp]
England.
PICKFORD LESLIE SGT. 551653
[rubber stamp]
51-2107 – G.W.D. P.C.90
[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: Prenom, nom et grade SGT. 551653.
Campo P.G.78. P.M.3300 ITALIA
[inserted] Received Feb 19th 43 [/inserted]
Dear Ma, Ive had two letters from you and one from Flo Sharpe this last week. Five Hundred new Prisoners arrived here last Sun, and Aurther [sic] George was one of them. I fixed him up with what spare kit I had. We went to see a Play called The Middle Watch presented by number three compound on Monday last. I've seen hundreds of worse shows at home. The ladies in the show, portrayed by men would make many film stars Jealous of thier [sic] acting and looks. We held two Horse Racing meetings during the week. Last night two Sgts tried to escape but were captured before they were clear of the camp. Bad Luck
[censored]
Missing letter]lease remember me to all. Very sorry about Peggy. also about Ken Whitham. I am in good health and spirits and hope all at home are the same. Dont forget to let me know when you received money I sent you.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 3018 [inserted] 27. [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road, Kingsway,
Burnage, Manchester Lancs [rubber stamp]
England.
PICKFORD LESLIE SGT. 551653
[rubber stamp]
51-2107 – G.W.D. P.C.90
[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: Prenom, nom et grade SGT. 551653.
Campo P.G.78. P.M.3300 ITALIA
[inserted] Received Feb 19th 43 [/inserted]
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 14, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42286.