Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He reminds his mother about the £1 debt to be repaid. Weather has been glorious. They have had a boxing tournament. He is in good health and spirits.
Creator
Date
1943-04-20
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430420-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430420-0002
Transcription
20 APR 1943
Dear Ma, In my last letter I asked you to withdraw £1 one pound from the Bank and send it to Mr. J.F. JOHNSON. 12, BROWNLOW ROAD. REDHILL SURREY. from whose [sic] son I have boroughed [sic] some camp money to the aforementioned sum, on a gentlemans agreement. Bill Knight I believe has sent word home for his people to send you 10/- ten shillings. I am not certain of this however. This is a reminder in case my first letter did not arrive. The weather has been really Glorious all week. We have been Sunbathing from early morning until about six in the evening. On wed afternoon we held a Bumper open air Boxing tournament on the football Pitch many Italian civies watched from outside the wire. I believe they enjoyed the show as much as we did. They also watch our football matches which we are told, are better than their Proffessional [sic] game Played in the Big towns. I am enjoying the Best of Health and am in the highest spirits hoping you and all at home are doing the Same
Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[inserted] received Sept 6th 43 [/inserted]
[inserted] 41. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
4923
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester 19. Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etraria,, Roma – Ord 343 del 23-1-43-XXl
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sue ce côté
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.
[rubber stamp]
Dear Ma, In my last letter I asked you to withdraw £1 one pound from the Bank and send it to Mr. J.F. JOHNSON. 12, BROWNLOW ROAD. REDHILL SURREY. from whose [sic] son I have boroughed [sic] some camp money to the aforementioned sum, on a gentlemans agreement. Bill Knight I believe has sent word home for his people to send you 10/- ten shillings. I am not certain of this however. This is a reminder in case my first letter did not arrive. The weather has been really Glorious all week. We have been Sunbathing from early morning until about six in the evening. On wed afternoon we held a Bumper open air Boxing tournament on the football Pitch many Italian civies watched from outside the wire. I believe they enjoyed the show as much as we did. They also watch our football matches which we are told, are better than their Proffessional [sic] game Played in the Big towns. I am enjoying the Best of Health and am in the highest spirits hoping you and all at home are doing the Same
Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[inserted] received Sept 6th 43 [/inserted]
[inserted] 41. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
4923
Al Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway.
Burnage Manchester 19. Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etraria,, Roma – Ord 343 del 23-1-43-XXl
Non scrivete su questa facciata.
Do not write on this side.
N’écrivez pas sue ce côté
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.
[rubber stamp]
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 12, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42379.