Letter to Les Pickford's Father from RAF Record Office
Title
Letter to Les Pickford's Father from RAF Record Office
Description
The letter advises that his son is promoted.
Date
1941-09-29
Temporal Coverage
Coverage
Language
Format
One typewritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
EOCRAFRecOffPickfordF410929
Transcription
RECORD OFFICE,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
GLOUCESTER.
Date 29 September, 1941.
Telephone No.: (SPRINGWELL 2283 GLOUCESTER)
Telegraphic Address:
RECORDS TELEX, GLOUCESTER.
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:
AIR OFFICER i/c RECORDS,
[italics] Address as opposite, [/italics]
and the following number quoted:- A2M/551653
Your Ref. . . .
Dear Sir,
Further to my letter C7/551653, dated 5th June 1942, I a to inform you that your son, No. 551653, Leslie PICKFORD, was promoted to the rank of Temporary Flight Sergeant with effect from 1-4-41.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
Air Officer i/c Records,
Royal Air Force.
F. Pickford, Esq.,
41 Broadley Road,
Kingsway, Manchester.
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
GLOUCESTER.
Date 29 September, 1941.
Telephone No.: (SPRINGWELL 2283 GLOUCESTER)
Telegraphic Address:
RECORDS TELEX, GLOUCESTER.
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:
AIR OFFICER i/c RECORDS,
[italics] Address as opposite, [/italics]
and the following number quoted:- A2M/551653
Your Ref. . . .
Dear Sir,
Further to my letter C7/551653, dated 5th June 1942, I a to inform you that your son, No. 551653, Leslie PICKFORD, was promoted to the rank of Temporary Flight Sergeant with effect from 1-4-41.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
Air Officer i/c Records,
Royal Air Force.
F. Pickford, Esq.,
41 Broadley Road,
Kingsway, Manchester.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Record Office, “Letter to Les Pickford's Father from RAF Record Office,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 21, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42529.
