Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
Only one letter received this week. He has met someone who thinks he knows his father. They have 2000 parcels for Christmas. He is in good spirits and health.
Creator
Date
1942-12-15
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA421215-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA421215-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA421215-0003
Transcription
15 DIC 1942
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Dear Ma,
The only letter Recieved [sic] this week was from Flo Sharpe. There is an old chap here who believes he knows dad. His name is Luke Burns, and he works at the Corporation Cleansing Department. Water Street. He says he may have met dad in the “Ellesmere”. All is well here and I believe we have a better Xmas to look forward to. Last year we had no Parcels this year we have at Least a Parcel of some sort. So far only 2,000 Christmas Parcels have arrived and there are over 3,000 men in this camp, but we still have 9 days for more to arrive. News is Still very cheerful indeed. I have’nt Recieved [sic] word Regarding my Pay yet. Your letter must have gone astray. I am in good Health and the Best of ever-Rising Spirits and Hope all at home are the Same. Please Remember me to all. And thank the Red Cross again for all they have done for us. Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 9182 [inserted] 32 [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage, Manchester Lanc’s.
England.
[page break]
PICKFORD. LESLIE SGT. 551653.
[rubber stamp] [inserted] April 14th/43 [/inserted]
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
P.C. 90
OPENED BY
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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.
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xx
Dear Ma,
The only letter Recieved [sic] this week was from Flo Sharpe. There is an old chap here who believes he knows dad. His name is Luke Burns, and he works at the Corporation Cleansing Department. Water Street. He says he may have met dad in the “Ellesmere”. All is well here and I believe we have a better Xmas to look forward to. Last year we had no Parcels this year we have at Least a Parcel of some sort. So far only 2,000 Christmas Parcels have arrived and there are over 3,000 men in this camp, but we still have 9 days for more to arrive. News is Still very cheerful indeed. I have’nt Recieved [sic] word Regarding my Pay yet. Your letter must have gone astray. I am in good Health and the Best of ever-Rising Spirits and Hope all at home are the Same. Please Remember me to all. And thank the Red Cross again for all they have done for us. Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
[crest] EXAMINER 9182 [inserted] 32 [/inserted]
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage, Manchester Lanc’s.
England.
[page break]
PICKFORD. LESLIE SGT. 551653.
[rubber stamp] [inserted] April 14th/43 [/inserted]
VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp]
P.C. 90
OPENED BY
[page break]
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.
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 17, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42291.