4 25 80 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42200/EPickfordLPickfordA411209-0001.1.jpg b447127ff10aa2d458c065fb7b01fa9a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42200/EPickfordLPickfordA411209-0002.1.jpg 6819d515953dd5ba3e7514f9fb7d79c1 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 9/12/41. Dear Ma, Well ma Everything is O.K. here though it is getting very cold. I have'nt Received your Parcel to date but am expecting it any time now. Mail is not regular here, and I've only had one lot since I got to this camp. I had a letter from London yesterday the first Letter for a month. I've also received the answere [sic] to my [indecipherable word] Message. There's a number of Frenchmen in this camp going home next week. Has Minie's Wailing worried you lately. Can you send me snaps of you dad [two indecipherable words] shirley [indecipherable word] or anybody else they're good to look at. I must close now Hoping this card finds you in the same good health and good spirit it leaves me in Your loving Son Leslie [page break] POSTE ITALIANE CARTOLIN POSTALE PER PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA [postmark] [rubber stamp] [underlined] Mittente [/underlined] Cognome PICKFORD Nome LESLIE Grado 551653 SGT. Campo p. g. FONTE D’AMORE SULMONA ITALY [rubber stamp] A Mrs. A. Pickford 41 Broadlea Road Kingsway Manchester Lanc’s England. 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 writes he is well but the weather is very cold. Her parcel has not arrived. Mail is very irregular. He asks for family photographs. 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 1941-12-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Sulmona 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 card with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EPickfordLPickfordA411209-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411209-0002 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. Title A name given to the resource Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith aircrew prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42199/EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0001.jpg 68f7edff024d8303a7abb2f4f07d7a80 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42199/EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0002.jpg 7fafb4b5a7dd65976cd3befa2b6c1209 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42199/EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0003.jpg 944cfcebb18078bb0896f8c1fd8147d4 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 2/12/41. Dear Ma, Well ma all is well at this end and I hope it is at home. It is Very cold Here now. Will you tell winnie a Pullover would be Very welcome indeed. We have more and more books arriving in parcels and they are put into a library which is quite good now. The cigs are still Very short here and is about the worst Part of being a Prisoner. We pass time Playing games like Ludo, Monopoly and such games which are being sent to different boys. Can you send me a couple of cheap [underlined] black [/underlined] ties. I haven’t had your Parcel yet but am expecting it any day now. Hoping this letter finds you in the same Good Health and spirit it leaves me in. Your Loving Son Leslie [page break] Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE SGT. 551653 Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade FONTE D’AMORE Campo SULMONA ITALY Non scrivete su questa facciata. Do not write on this side. N’écrivez pas sur ce côté. [page break] [rubber stamp] VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [rubber stamp] [underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT 551653. [page break] Al Mrs A Pickford [inserted] 162 [/inserted] [rubber stamp] 41 Broadlea Road Kingsway Manchester Lanc’s England. 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 writes that he is well asks Minnie for a pullover. The library is thriving but they are short of cigarettes, still. He asks for two black ties. 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 1942-12-02 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Sulmona 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 EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA411202-0003 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. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Les Pickford to his mother Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John Holliday aircrew entertainment prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42198/EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0001.1.jpg 1c000034b041297162e1add26e9171ea https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42198/EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0002.1.jpg d1bb0145d280b9f6d826dbe38ce6ae10 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42198/EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0003.1.jpg 461b16603f8aaf7b9ce1bf0e97fb1d54 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 25/11/41. Dear Ma, Can you send me some coloured silk for embroidery work it will help to pass on the time. Everything is O.K. at this end and I hope it is at yours. I have just got an airforce uniform issued to me. can you have some cigs sent to me through the Makers, any kind will do. We are terribly short here. Winter is beggining [sic] to set in but it isn't too cold yet and we still get some sun although all the Hills around have had snow on them for the Past four weeks. I hope shirley is well again after her cold. We had a grand dance last night but no girls were there it was funny to see men dancing with men, and some could’nt do the ladies steps and go [sic] tied up trying. I'm still getting mail from Manchester and London O.K. My wounds are completly [sic] Healed up now and [indecipherable word] only one or two small scars to show I've Had anything wrong with me. from different lads mail I'm Pleased to Hear you are Having Plenty of quiet nights again and Hope it is kept up. Your Loving Son Leslie. [page break] Non Scrivete su questa facciata. Do not write on this side. N'ecrivez pas sur ce côté. Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE. SGT. 551653. Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade FONTE D’AMORE Campo SULMONA ITALY. [page break] [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] [underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE SGT. 551653. [page break] [inserted] 129 [/inserted] Al Mrs A. Pickford. 41, Broadlea Road Kingsway Manchester Lanc’s England. 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 asks for silk for embroidery work. He asks again for cigarettes. 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 1941-11-25 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Sulmona 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 EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA411125-0003 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. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Les Pickford to his mother Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith Steve Baldwin aircrew prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42197/EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0001.2.jpg f2f14a83975c5afd5f06f1471036696b https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42197/EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0002.2.jpg 5c850279fbd8843ca87930a4c3fc25c5 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42197/EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0003.2.jpg 902f0db79c38a378c8cb7ba08b95e793 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 11/11/41 Dear Ma, Well [rubber stamp] Ma, all is well at this end and I hope it is O.K. at your’s. The weather here is still good. I'm Receiving your Mail O.K. The last one from you was Dated the 25 sept. I'm sorry to Hear about Vic Hinds. Remember me to Mr & Mrs Hyde next time you see them. I have had a letter from Aunty Fanny Dated 2/10/41 and am glad to Hear all is well in Manor Rd. I've had six letters from you seven from Manor Rd and four from London. 1 from the Red cross. one Post card from Mrs Morrison and the card from I of M. I am sending a Xmas card next week so there will be nos [sic] news. Dont Worry a letter will follow. The fag situation is very discouraging we go for days without a smoke of any Kind. I must close now Ma Hoping you are in the same good Health and spirit I am in Your Loving Son Leslie [page break] Non Scrivete su questa facciata. Do not write on this side. N'ecrivez pas sur ce côté. Mittente: Casato, nome e grado PICKFORD. Sender: Surname, name and rank LESLIE. Expéditeur: Prénom, nom et grade SGT. 551653. Campo FONTE D'AMORE SULMONA ITALY. [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] SGT. [underlined] PICKFORD [/underlined] LESLIE 551653 [page break] [inserted] 92 [/inserted] Al Mrs A. Pickford. 41 Broadlea Road, Kingsway Manchester Lanc’s England 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 writes the weather is good. He has received many letter from home. Cigarette situation is bad. 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 1941-11-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Sulmona 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 EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0002, EPickfordLPickfordA411111-0003 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. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Les Pickford to his mother Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith aircrew prisoner of war Red Cross https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42196/EPickfordLPickfordA411107-0001.jpg 4287c8826315b2d908b3aca9ff51d617 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2305/42196/EPickfordLPickfordA411107-0002.jpg 284b24bcbce1d81fb827206395168a63 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 7/11/41. Dear Ma, Well Ma, Im settled once again. This camp isn’t too Bad. The worst thing is the terrible shortage of fags. Can you send me some? They are sent through certain Dealers. The Red cross will tell you which. The Weather here is good. Cold in a morning but warm enough to sunbathe while the sun is out. There is a Very good Library here and Reading Material is Plentifull [sic]. We also have many games such as Ludo Monopoly and Draughts. We have the usual concerts and lectures. Hand or Basket Ball is a favorite [sic] game here and is Played nearly all day. I hope you are all in the same Good Health and Spirit this letter leaves me in. Your Loving Son Leslie [page break] [Crest] POSTE ITALIANE CARTOLINA POSTALE PER PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA [Crest] [inserted] 88 [/inserted] [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] [rubber stamp] VERIFICATO PER CENSURA [underlined] Mittente [/underlined] Cognome PICKFORD Nome LESLIE Grado SGT. 551653 Campo p.g. FONTE D’AMORE SULMONA ITALY A Mrs A. Pickford 41 Broadlea Road Kingsway Manchester Lanc’s England. 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 writes he is settled in his new camp but there is a cigarette shortage. He asks for some to be sent. Weather is good but cold in the mornings. There is a library, board games, concerts, lectures and sports. 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 1941-11-07 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 card with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EPickfordLPickfordA411107-0001, EPickfordLPickfordA411107-0002 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Sulmona 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. Title A name given to the resource Lettercard from Les Pickford to his mother Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Gaffney aircrew entertainment prisoner of war Red Cross sport