https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42394/EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0001.jpg 8846d7ff08d90e3ffdfd45b92ed3f25a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42394/EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0002.jpg 6f4e4b04a454daca8af618206eef5d42 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42394/EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0003.jpg b6801b8dc9dd61ca5d7a948de8902cea 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 AGO 1943 XXI Dear Ma, I’ve only received one letter this week and that was from London. Pleased to hear Reg. Frame is home. Last night I went to See a musical comedy called “Spring song for Jennifer” it was an excellent Show and was the Best received in the camp Our cricket team tied with the one Bill playsr [sic] in for the top of the league Each team loosing only one game out of nine. We had a Blood match to decide which should be called the champs, and Bill’s team beat us by Seventeen runs. The weather is all that is expected in sunny Italia, the only redeeming feature of our Stay here. Bill and I are in the Best of Health and spirits Hoping all at home are the same. Bill Has been in this camp twelve months now and we have been together all that time. Well space is getting short and the come and get it shout has just floated to our ears so cheerio for the present Your Loving Son, Leslie. [page break] [inserted] received Sept 13th/43 16 [/inserted] [crest] [underlined] Posta di prigioniero di guerra 16 [/underlined] BY AIR MAIL VIA. ROMA. LISBON Al Mrs Annie Pickford. 41, Broadlea Road Kingsway Burnage Manchester Lanc’s England. [page break] 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 el grade SGT. 551653. Campo P.G.78. P.M.3300 ITALIA. 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 only had one letter that week. He watched a musical comedy last night. He has been playing cricket. Weather has been good. 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 1943-08-08 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 EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA430808-0003 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. 1943-08-07 1943-08 Title A name given to the resource Letter from Les Pickford to his mother Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Liz McElwee aircrew entertainment prisoner of war sport