Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
He received a record number of letters last week - four. Parcels have arrived. He is in good health.
Creator
Date
1943-05-11
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430511-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430511-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA430511-0003
Transcription
11 MAG 1943
XXII
Dear Ma, Last week was the record mail week for this year. Having received two letters from you and two from Winnie. Stan is lucky to be in the sun which I crave for in this Place. Everything is so dull our minds are going Stagnent [sic]. Still; I hope to be working out soon with my mate Bill. Private Parcels arrived in camp during the week and we draw them tomorrow (Mon) I collect one fag Parcel and Bill Knight collects his first Clothing and a fag Parcel. Next letter I will enclose particulars. It has been Rather Stormy here during the week, but; it is bright enough just at Present. Did you send me those crayons I Requested if not send me some Paints in Place. Cheap ones will do. I am in good Health Hoping you, dad, and all at home are the same. Remember me to Stan and all. Tell Stan to look after Himself and be as Lucky as I was and all will go well with him Don’t worry. Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[rubber stamp] [inserted] received Sept 9th 43 19. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
AI Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester 19 Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etruria” Roma – Ord 343 del 23-1-43 – XXI
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
[rubber stamp]
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.
XXII
Dear Ma, Last week was the record mail week for this year. Having received two letters from you and two from Winnie. Stan is lucky to be in the sun which I crave for in this Place. Everything is so dull our minds are going Stagnent [sic]. Still; I hope to be working out soon with my mate Bill. Private Parcels arrived in camp during the week and we draw them tomorrow (Mon) I collect one fag Parcel and Bill Knight collects his first Clothing and a fag Parcel. Next letter I will enclose particulars. It has been Rather Stormy here during the week, but; it is bright enough just at Present. Did you send me those crayons I Requested if not send me some Paints in Place. Cheap ones will do. I am in good Health Hoping you, dad, and all at home are the same. Remember me to Stan and all. Tell Stan to look after Himself and be as Lucky as I was and all will go well with him Don’t worry. Your Loving Son Leslie.
[page break]
[rubber stamp] [inserted] received Sept 9th 43 19. [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL VIA – ROMA – LISBON.
AI Mrs Annie Pickford.
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester 19 Lanc’s
England.
S.A. “Etruria” Roma – Ord 343 del 23-1-43 – XXI
[page break]
Non scrivete su questa facciata
Do not write on this side
N’écrivez pas sur ce côté
[rubber stamp]
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.
Collection
Citation
Leslie Pickford, “Letter from Les Pickford to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 9, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42385.