https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42386/EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0001.jpg 7c5179fcbf488534f8c33c6f0a89cb88 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42386/EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0002.jpg 6526aa62b18db4985f917a08f4878267 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42386/EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0003.jpg d402c241a5ae8993c55e14396614251b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pickford, Leslie Pickford, L Description An account of the resource 189 items. The collection concerns Leslie Pickford (551653 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, diaries, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2479">a scrapbook</a>, photographs and correspondence. He flew operations as a wireless operator air gunner with 139 Squadron. He became a prisoner of war in Italy in 1941, detained in camps at Prato all'Isarco, Rieti and Sulmona. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jayne Bailey and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-08-11 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pickford, L Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 8 GUI 1943 XXII Dear Ma, Last Sun I wrote my letter to Mrs Pepper. Hoping you don’t mind. We didn’t get any cards on Wed so you’ve been a week without any word from me. I was twenty three last tues week as you know. Bill and I scoffed a whole Red cross Parcel that day to celebrate for supper we had; one tin Bacon one tin Dogs, one tin egg flakes ) equal to five eggs, followed by a Pound currant Pudding and a tin of creamed Rice each. It was a real gorge. We went to bed full for the first time since Xmas. The following three days however we lived on Rations Bust, which is’nt so hot. The weather here is Glorious, the Sun Burns white hot from a Sky of dark Blue. Winnie has been here every day for weeks now. Aurther George is O.K. and Bill. Cricket has Promoted a keen Rivalry between Rooms and compounds and Some excelent [sic] Games are witnessed. I play for my Room and have’nt made a duck out of 10 games I am O.K. Your Loving Son Leslie. [page break] [inserted] 46 [/inserted] [crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined] BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA – LISBON. [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] AI Mrs Annie Pickford. 41 Broadlea Road. Kingsway Burnage Manchester 19. Lanc’s England. S.A. “Etruria” Roma – Ord. S4S 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 Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE. Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade SGT. 551653 Camp P.G. 78. P.M. 3300 ITALIA. [inserted] Received July 10th/43 [/inserted] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource He has written to Mrs Pepper. He celebrated his 23rd birthday by eating a whole Red Cross parcel with Bill. He has been playing cricket. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leslie Pickford Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng ita Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA430608-0003 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-06 Title A name given to the resource Letter from Les Pickford to his mother Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Hodkinson aircrew prisoner of war Red Cross sport