Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He received a cigarette and tobacco parcel from Manchester Relatives Association. Weather is cold but news is heartening. They are getting Red Cross parcels again.
Creator
Date
1942-11-24
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA421124-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA421124-0002
Transcription
[date stamp] 24 NOV 1942 xx
Dear Ma, The Fag Parcel I received on Mon was from the Manchester Relatives Association it contained 120 Players and 1/4 lbs tobacca [sic]. I’ve had one letter from Irean and a Xmas Card from you this week. I sent a Greetings tellgrame [sic] today. Mail is very Poor latly [sic] but news is very Heartening, we hope it keeps up We’ve Had snow nearly all week here, and boy is it Cold. Last Sun we had a band concert this week we have a Play by J.B Priestly Called I have been here before. We are more or less Resigned to spend Xmas here again but I believe it will be the last. “So Roll on that Boat.” We are getting Red Cross Parcels again this week after a break of a fortnight. We certainly need them now of all times. Food keeps out the cold, that is why we notice so much here. Please give my Xmas Greetings to all. I hope you are in the Same Good Health and soaring Spirits I am in Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 2827 [inserted] 36 [/inserted]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford
41, Broadlea Road Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
[page break]
[rubber stamp] MITTENTE: [italics] Casato, nome e grado [/italics] PICKFORD.
SENDER: [italics] Surname, name and ranks [/italics] LESLIE
EXPÉDITEUR: [italics] Prénom, nom et grade [/italics] SGT. 551653.
[italics] Campo [/italics] P.G.78. P.M. 3300. ITALIA
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
P.C.90
OPENED BY
Dear Ma, The Fag Parcel I received on Mon was from the Manchester Relatives Association it contained 120 Players and 1/4 lbs tobacca [sic]. I’ve had one letter from Irean and a Xmas Card from you this week. I sent a Greetings tellgrame [sic] today. Mail is very Poor latly [sic] but news is very Heartening, we hope it keeps up We’ve Had snow nearly all week here, and boy is it Cold. Last Sun we had a band concert this week we have a Play by J.B Priestly Called I have been here before. We are more or less Resigned to spend Xmas here again but I believe it will be the last. “So Roll on that Boat.” We are getting Red Cross Parcels again this week after a break of a fortnight. We certainly need them now of all times. Food keeps out the cold, that is why we notice so much here. Please give my Xmas Greetings to all. I hope you are in the Same Good Health and soaring Spirits I am in Your Loving Son
Leslie
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 2827 [inserted] 36 [/inserted]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford
41, Broadlea Road Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
[page break]
[rubber stamp] MITTENTE: [italics] Casato, nome e grado [/italics] PICKFORD.
SENDER: [italics] Surname, name and ranks [/italics] LESLIE
EXPÉDITEUR: [italics] Prénom, nom et grade [/italics] SGT. 551653.
[italics] Campo [/italics] P.G.78. P.M. 3300. ITALIA
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
P.C.90
OPENED BY
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 10, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42288.