Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has had no mail. They are having 'bulk food' in lieu of parcels next week. Weather has been good. There has been football and cricket. A sentence has been censored.
Creator
Date
1943-04-06
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430406-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430406-0002
Transcription
6 APR 1943
Dear Ma, I’ve had no mail at all this last week. We are receiving Bulk food next week in Lieu of Parcels and parcels the following week. The weather has been good all week. Some men have left this camp during last week and more are leaving next week. We enjoyed watching two good games of football wed and sat. The R.A.F are playing number four compound at cricket today. An Irish Cardinal has been here for the last three days on a special Visit from the Vatican City he has been holding R.C. services in English for the men concerned. Aurther George is O.K and is getting paid O.K. from Home. His Brothers and winnie. [1.5 lines censored] I am not on the Private Parcel list again this week, I've had one clothing and one Fag parcel since Xmas. This is about the worst of the old Prisoners here. I am in the Best of Health and Spirits and hope you and all at home enjoy the Same.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
EXAMINER 7939
[inserted] received May 13th/43 28 [/inserted]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester 19. Lanc’s.
England.
[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.
[stamp] [stamp]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
P.C. 90
OPENED BY
Dear Ma, I’ve had no mail at all this last week. We are receiving Bulk food next week in Lieu of Parcels and parcels the following week. The weather has been good all week. Some men have left this camp during last week and more are leaving next week. We enjoyed watching two good games of football wed and sat. The R.A.F are playing number four compound at cricket today. An Irish Cardinal has been here for the last three days on a special Visit from the Vatican City he has been holding R.C. services in English for the men concerned. Aurther George is O.K and is getting paid O.K. from Home. His Brothers and winnie. [1.5 lines censored] I am not on the Private Parcel list again this week, I've had one clothing and one Fag parcel since Xmas. This is about the worst of the old Prisoners here. I am in the Best of Health and Spirits and hope you and all at home enjoy the Same.
Your Loving Son
Leslie.
[page break]
EXAMINER 7939
[inserted] received May 13th/43 28 [/inserted]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
Al Mrs. Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester 19. Lanc’s.
England.
[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.
[stamp] [stamp]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
P.C. 90
OPENED BY
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 14, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42377.