Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He has received 200 cigarettes and a half pound of tobacco, also four letters. They still have the gramophone and a play for entertainment and football. Weather is good.
Creator
Date
1943-05-08
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430508-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430508-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA430508-0003
Transcription
8 MAG 1943
XXII
Dear Ma, I received 200 Rothmans and Half a Pound of Baccy from Flo Sharpe on Mon last. and a letter from her today Please convey my grateful Thanks. Also I have received this week one letter from you, one from Aunt Nell Finsbury, and one from Norman. Entertainments for the week are as follows. Gram and Records in our Room twice. Two compound soccer Matches. And last but certainly not least a three Act suburban comerdy [sic] “George and Margaret” which was excelently [sic] Put over by No 4 compound. The Heroin caused many Hearts to beat Rather Fast. Wally Gilbert has been detailed for working camp and will move in the emediate [sic] future. All is well here We have Parcels to last us some time The Weather is Glorious and mail is improving. I have just returned from Playing cricket for my Room the Game is not finnished [sic] yet so the Result cannot be entered Here. I Hope you are in the good Health I enjoy Love Leslie.
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[inserted] received June 30th/43 23. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
AI Mrs Annie Pickford. 3576
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etruria,, Roma – Ord. 343 del 23-1-43 – XXI
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[rubber stamp]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
Mittenet: 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] [rubber stamp]
XXII
Dear Ma, I received 200 Rothmans and Half a Pound of Baccy from Flo Sharpe on Mon last. and a letter from her today Please convey my grateful Thanks. Also I have received this week one letter from you, one from Aunt Nell Finsbury, and one from Norman. Entertainments for the week are as follows. Gram and Records in our Room twice. Two compound soccer Matches. And last but certainly not least a three Act suburban comerdy [sic] “George and Margaret” which was excelently [sic] Put over by No 4 compound. The Heroin caused many Hearts to beat Rather Fast. Wally Gilbert has been detailed for working camp and will move in the emediate [sic] future. All is well here We have Parcels to last us some time The Weather is Glorious and mail is improving. I have just returned from Playing cricket for my Room the Game is not finnished [sic] yet so the Result cannot be entered Here. I Hope you are in the good Health I enjoy Love Leslie.
[page break]
[inserted] received June 30th/43 23. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
AI Mrs Annie Pickford. 3576
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etruria,, Roma – Ord. 343 del 23-1-43 – XXI
[page break]
[rubber stamp]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
Mittenet: 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] [rubber stamp]
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 11, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42383.