Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Title
Letter from Les Pickford to his mother
Description
Seven letters received this week. They have a new play to watch. Lots of sport activity.
Creator
Date
1943-07-13
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Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations
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Contributor
Identifier
EPickfordLPickfordA430720-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430720-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA430720-0003
Transcription
20 LUG 1943 XXII
Dear Ma, Reguarding [sic] mail this week has surpassed itself, letters receive are, four from you, two from winnie and one from Nellie. I am pleased to hear you receive the £18 O.K. Bill collects a fag Parcel tomorrow, so we will be O.K. for smokes for a time. A new play, “Spring Song Jennifer” starts tomorrow. All are trying to see early Performances in case it is stopped, I Hope stan is O.K. and I wish I was in the games with him as we youngsters don’t play it here. It is Funny ma, but I could really enjoy the sport even after being out of touch for two years. Please Remember me to Mrs Pepper & Hyde. Also all other friends at home. Give my best wishes to Les Bartrum and his wife. Sorry to hear of Aunties Passing. Everything here is the same as usual cricket etc. Football has Finnished [sic] for the season. The weather is Glorious. We are all in the Best of health and spirits and full of high hopes, hoping you are ditto.
Your Loving Son Leslie
[page break]
[inserted] received Sept 13th/43 46 [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA. LISBON.
Al Mrs Annie Pickford
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England
[page break]
Non scrivois 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 el grade SGT. 551653
Campo P.G.78.P.M.3300 ITALIA
Dear Ma, Reguarding [sic] mail this week has surpassed itself, letters receive are, four from you, two from winnie and one from Nellie. I am pleased to hear you receive the £18 O.K. Bill collects a fag Parcel tomorrow, so we will be O.K. for smokes for a time. A new play, “Spring Song Jennifer” starts tomorrow. All are trying to see early Performances in case it is stopped, I Hope stan is O.K. and I wish I was in the games with him as we youngsters don’t play it here. It is Funny ma, but I could really enjoy the sport even after being out of touch for two years. Please Remember me to Mrs Pepper & Hyde. Also all other friends at home. Give my best wishes to Les Bartrum and his wife. Sorry to hear of Aunties Passing. Everything here is the same as usual cricket etc. Football has Finnished [sic] for the season. The weather is Glorious. We are all in the Best of health and spirits and full of high hopes, hoping you are ditto.
Your Loving Son Leslie
[page break]
[inserted] received Sept 13th/43 46 [/inserted]
[crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra [/underlined]
BY AIR MAIL. VIA – ROMA. LISBON.
Al Mrs Annie Pickford
41, Broadlea Road. Kingsway
Burnage Manchester Lanc’s
England
[page break]
Non scrivois 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 el 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 January 20, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42392.