Letter from Les Pickford to his mother

Letter from Les Pickford to his mother

Les writes he is alive and in good health. He is being treated well and the food isn't bad. He is a prisoner in Tripoli.

1941-06-04

One handwritten sheet

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551653. Pickford. L. Sgt.
Prisoner of War.
Military Hospital
Bu Setta
Tripoli.

4/6/41.

Dear Ma,

Just a few lines to let you know I’m Alive and in good Health, Dont write to me until I tell you to. Please do not worry As I’m being treated well, The Grub is’nt Bad and I with some other Lads. Will you write to Holloways and let them know allso [sic] Aunty Fanny and norman Give them all me my Love

your Loving Son

Leslie