Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has had no mail. They are expecting Red Cross parcels. They have had their cutlery and plates confiscated with no explanation.
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Date
1943-02-16
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Spatial Coverage
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Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430216-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430216-0002
Transcription
[rubber stamp 16 FEB 1943]
Dear Ma, This week I’ve had no mail of any description. A large consignment of Private parcels arrived in camp yesterday, but no list has been issued as yet. We have all got our fingers crossed though. Red Cross food Parcels are expected in within the next day or two. I have bought a small preasent [sic] for Mrs Hyde It is a Mantle-piece decoration made of Bakelight [sic] with a Silver Medalion of St. Thesere [sic] in Relief on one side and a bunch of Snowdrops on the other. The bakelight [sic] is Blue in colour. The weather here has been a pleasant surprize to us all. There has been no snow and only a little Rain this year to date. Last week we had our mess, Knives and forks and Plates and cups taken from us. No reason was given for this. There is a lot of talk about us being put to work in the near future, time will tell. I am in as good health as can be expected and hope all at home are in the pink. Are you recieving [sic] my money O.K yet. You never tell me anything about this mater [sic] in any of your letters. News here is good but has been very mild after the last few weeks. Please remember me to all and give my Regards.
Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[inserted] received July 14th/43 33. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
By. AIR MAIL. VIA. ROMA – LISBON.
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road, Kingsway.
Burnage. Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Dear Ma, This week I’ve had no mail of any description. A large consignment of Private parcels arrived in camp yesterday, but no list has been issued as yet. We have all got our fingers crossed though. Red Cross food Parcels are expected in within the next day or two. I have bought a small preasent [sic] for Mrs Hyde It is a Mantle-piece decoration made of Bakelight [sic] with a Silver Medalion of St. Thesere [sic] in Relief on one side and a bunch of Snowdrops on the other. The bakelight [sic] is Blue in colour. The weather here has been a pleasant surprize to us all. There has been no snow and only a little Rain this year to date. Last week we had our mess, Knives and forks and Plates and cups taken from us. No reason was given for this. There is a lot of talk about us being put to work in the near future, time will tell. I am in as good health as can be expected and hope all at home are in the pink. Are you recieving [sic] my money O.K yet. You never tell me anything about this mater [sic] in any of your letters. News here is good but has been very mild after the last few weeks. Please remember me to all and give my Regards.
Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[inserted] received July 14th/43 33. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
By. AIR MAIL. VIA. ROMA – LISBON.
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road, Kingsway.
Burnage. Manchester Lanc’s
England.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 20, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42298.