Gallery – Forever in the West

Jan Stępek’s electrical shop

Martin Stepek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Scotland

Jan’ and his wife

Jan Wankowski

After WWII

Szyszko family England 1948

Yvonna Szyszko

After WWII

United Kingdom

Do you recognize the lady in this photo?

Krystyna Szypowska

After WWII

United Kingdom

Edmund's friends on their way to visit him in hospital.

Barbara Ryszkowska

After WWII

Egypt

El-Kantara

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

A group of second-generation children during the Polish National Day celebrations, 3 May 2003 in the Polish House, Wellington. Back (l-r): Konrad Mak, Holly Stephenson, Hanna Stephenson, Miriam Randall Front (l-r): Zosia Trask, Jennifer Hanson, Daniel Mak

New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9

After WWII

New Zealand

Wellington

Ela and her parents, Jan and Bogumila, 1948

Elżbieta Watrach

After WWII

United Kingdom

Recent portrait

Eugenia Gruszewska

After WWII

Canada

Ottawa

Irena

After WWII

United Kingdom

Jan Kasperowicz

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Jan’ and his wife

Jan Wankowski

After WWII

Wiktoria Visas – page 1 of 3

Wiktoria Bielicka

After WWII

6 August 1949 at St. Mary’s RC church in Sheffield, UK

Lusia McAnna

After WWII

United Kingdom

Manchester, 1955

Stanislaw Tarazewicz

After WWII

United Kingdom

Manchester

Letter

Henry Sokolowski

After WWII

Canada

Ottawa

Bronek took Julian on his ship while he was still in Polish Navy after the war.

Julian Rybarczyk

After WWII

United Kingdom

Polish navy

Edmund taking a break with family and friends. Edmund first on the right, his friend Lusia next to him (second right), his mother Wacława in the centre at the front, a lady friend next to her and Wacława 's future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski first left.

Barbara Ryszkowska

After WWII

Egypt

Ismailia

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Portrait of Jan Stępek, circa 1970

Martin Stepek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Scotland

Wiktor Szyszko England 1950′s

Yvonna Szyszko

After WWII

United Kingdom

Same as the last photo, but 59 years on (Oct 2004) - Wellington Waterfront, New Zealand.

Stan Gazdowicz

After WWII

New Zealand

Wacława (2nd right) with husband Ignacy (1st right) visiting her sister Janina and brother-in-law Witold Wyspiański in London. Photo taken on 20 March 1951.

Barbara Ryszkowska

After WWII

United Kingdom

London

Edmund, in 1946, recovering from his wounds after serving with the 2nd Corps on the front in Italy.

Barbara Ryszkowska

After WWII

Egypt

El-Kantara

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

The Polish dancing group Lublin. The group consists of first-generation Polish New Zealanders who perform at various Polish cultural events and to the general public. They are pictured here after a performance in Pahiatua at the 50th anniversary reunion of the Polish children's arrival in New Zealand.

New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9

New Zealand

Pahiatua

Ela and her father Jan, 1948

Elżbieta Watrach

After WWII

United Kingdom

My Grandfather Daniel and Grandmother Uliana Rudowicz. Deported to Siberia, made it to Africa at the Lusaka Came in Northern Rhodesia then to Scotland/England and to Canada in 1949. RIP

After WWII

Canada

Windsor Ontario Canada

Siblings in the 1960′s

Halina Babinska

After WWII

Canada

Montreal

Jan Kasperowicz

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Jan’ and his wife

Jan Wankowski

After WWII

Wiktoria Visas – page 2 of 3

Wiktoria Bielicka

After WWII

6 August 1949 at St. Mary’s RC church in Sheffield, UK

Lusia McAnna

After WWII

United Kingdom