Hall of Images
Wacława Ryszkowska-Żuchowska
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Wacława’s first husband Mieczysław Ryszkowski |
Photo taken circa 1906 when Mieczyslaw was doing compulsory military service in the Russian Tsarist Army |
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Wacława, circa 1915 |
Wacława, circa 1915 |
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Wacława’s mother, Aleksandra Krzewińska |
Taken circa late 1920s - mid 1930s |
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Wacława photo, circa 1920s/1930s |
From her membership card of the Regional Directorate of State Forests (Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowy) |
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Wacława photo, circa 1920s/1930s |
From her membership card of the Regional Directorate of State Forests (Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowy) |
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Wacława photo circa 1924, probably in Dawid-Gródek, Poland |
Wacława photo circa 1924, probably in Dawid-Gródek, Poland |
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Polish 3rd May Constitution Day Parade |
Defilada w Święto Konstytucji 3-ego Maja. Photo taken in 1939. Women’s Section of the Riflemen’s Association (Związek Strzelecki Kobiet) marching past during the parade. |
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Polish 3rd May Constitution Day Parade |
Defilada w Święto Konstytucji 3-ego Maja. Photo taken in 1939. Women’s Section of the Riflemen’s Association (Związek Strzelecki Kobiet) reporting to Wacława, the Commander of the unit, who is standing on the right. |
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3rd May Constitution Day Parade |
Defilada w Święto Konstytucji 3-ego Maja. Photo taken in 1939, showing the Saluting Base. Wacława is standing behind the man in the light-coloured cap. |
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3rd May Constitution Day Parade |
Defilada w Święto Konstytucji 3-ego Maja. Photo taken in 1939. Wacława, in her role as Commander of the Women’s Section of the Riflemen’s Association (Komendantka Związku Strzeleckiego Kobiet), is standing between the soldier 2nd on the right and the lady in the light coat. Everyone is lined up to meet the Bishop at the gate. |
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Village Housewives Circle in Marcinkańce |
Wacława is sitting 1st on the right. She was the President of the Circle (Przewodnicząca Koła Gospodyń Wiejskich). Photo probably taken in the 1930s. |
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Village Housewives Circle in Marcinkańce |
Wacława is standing 1st on the right in the front row wearing a white dress. She was the President of the Circle (Przewodnicząca Koła Gospodyń Wiejskich). Photo probably taken in the 1930s. |
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Death Certificate of Mieczysław Ryszkowski |
This was Wacława's 1st husband. The certificate shows that Mieczysław died from typhus on 19 March 1942 in Uzbekistan, and is buried in Czerakczi. |
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PWSK in Teheran, Iran |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1942, shortly after she had recovered from typhus which she contracted in Siberia, and had enlisted with the PWSK. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Stiepanówka in the Urals, USSR |
Slave labour camp in which Wacława and her family stayed after being deported by the Russian NKVD on 10 February 1940. Photo taken in 1940. |
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General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
Wacława is 3rd from the right in the front row |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
General Anders visiting PWSK in Teheran |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Group of PWSK who shared Block No.6 |
Wacława is 2nd on the left in the back and her sister Janina is 2nd on the right. The others are unknown. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Group of PWSK inside Block No.6. |
Wacława is 1st on the left in the back and her sister Janina is 1st on the right. The others are unknown. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Teheran, Iran |
Wacława is 1st on the left in the back row and her sister Janina is standing 2nd on the left - celebrating Polish National Independence day. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Teheran, Iran |
Group of PWSK who shared Block No.6. Wacława is standing 1st on the right and her sister Janina is 2nd on the left in the back. The others are unknown. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps in Teheran, Iran |
Soldiers dinner (Obiad Żolnierski) celebrating Polish National Independence day. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps in Teheran, Iran |
Group attending a lecture for military families (referat rodzin wojskowych). Wacława is in the back row 2nd from the left and Major Małaszynski is in the centre at the front holding a cigarette. The others are unknown. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK military training in Quizil-Rabat, Iraq, 1943 |
PWSK military training in Quizil-Rabat, Iraq, 1943 |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK military training in Quizil-Rabat, Iraq, 1943 |
PWSK military training in Quizil-Rabat, Iraq, 1943 |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Quizil-Rabat, Iraq, 1943 |
Wacława (1st on right) and her sister Janina (centre) with colleagues during military training |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Wacława with her son Edmund |
Photo which she sent to her two sons in 1PAD. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Photo Wacława sent to her two sons in 1PAD |
Photo Wacława sent to her two sons in 1PAD |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Wacława as PWSK in Palestine |
Wacława as PWSK in Palestine |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Wacława in PWSK uniform in Palestine |
Wacława in PWSK uniform in Palestine |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Wacława in the Middle East |
Wacława in the Middle East |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps soldiers |
Wacława is on the right, her son Edmund is next to her (2nd right), Edmund's friend Lusia is next to him (2nd left) and Wacława's future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski is on the left. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Women’s Army Auxiliary |
Wacława is on the right, her future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski is in the centre and their friend Lusia is on the left. Photo taken in 1945. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Wacława (on the right) at Polish Military HQ |
Wacława (on the right) at Polish Military HQ |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps in Ismailia, Egypt 1945 |
Wacława with her future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski. Photo taken in 1945. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, 1945 |
Wacława relaxing on leave with her future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski (2nd Corps) |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, 1945 |
Wacława relaxing on leave |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, 1945 |
Wacława relaxing on leave |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps in Qassasin, Egypt |
Wacława and friends. Photo taken in 1946 in front of the NCO Club (Kasyno Podoficerskie) |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK and 2nd Corps in Qassasin, Egypt |
Wacława and friends. Photo taken in 1946 in front of the NCO Club (Kasyno Podoficerskie) with the sign visible over the entrance door on the right. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946 |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946 |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946 |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946, feeding her feathered friends |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt |
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946 with the NCO Club (Kasyno Podoficerskie) in the background on the right |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt |
A place where soldiers of the 2nd Corps sometimes spent their free time. Photo taken in 1946. |
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Ismailia in Egypt, 1946 |
Wacława (second on the right) on leave and relaxing with family and friends. Her future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski is first on the right, her son Edmund is second on the left, with his friend Lusia in the centre. The lady first on the left is unknown. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, Easter 1946 |
Wacława (on the right) on leave, sailing with her son Edmund and his friend Lusia. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, Easter 1946 |
Wacława (on the right) on leave, sailing with a friend. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Ismailia in Egypt, 1946 |
Wacława (in the centre at the front) taking a break with family and friends. A lady friend is next to her and Wacława's future second husband Ignacy Żuchowski is first on the left. Her son Edmund is first on the right with his friend Lusia next to him (second right). |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Polish Military Hospital No.8 |
Wacława in the grounds of the hospital. Photo taken in 1946. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Polish Military Hospital No.8 |
Wacława (on the right) with her son Edmund (centre) and a friend in the grounds of the hospital. Photo taken in 1946. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Polish Military Hospital No.8 |
Wacława with her son Edmund. Photo taken in 1946. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Polish Military Hospital No.8 |
Wacława (on the left) with her son Edmund (on the right) and his friend Lusia (centre). Photo taken in 1946. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Polish Military Hospital No.8 |
Wacława (2nd on the right) and friends en route to visit her son Edmund recovering after being wounded on the front in Italy. |
Women's Army Auxiliary Service |
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Certificate for “The War Medal” 1939/45 |
Zaświadczenie Nr 681 stwierdzając prawo noszenia “The War Medal” 1939/45 . Document authorising Wacława to wear The War Medal 1939/45. |
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Polish Forces Termination |
Polskie Siły Zbrojne – Zaświadczenie o Zakończeniu Służby - Wacława's Certificate of Service Termination with the Polish Forces, London |
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No.4 Polish General Hospital |
Wacława working as Ward Sister on Ward B-3. Photo taken on 25 December 1954 |
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Wacława and Family |
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. |
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Wacława and Barbara |
Wacława with her granddaughter and goddaughter Barbara. Photo taken in Tilstock Camp in 1950. |
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No.4 Polish General Hospital |
Wacława and her second husband Ignacy Żuchowski. Photo taken circa 1950. |
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Silver Badge certificate |
Dyplom Srebrnej Odznaki Honorowej SPK - Diploma of Honorary Silver Badge awarded to Wacława by the Polish Ex-Combatants Association on 15 August 1976 |
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SPK document |
SPK Dyplom za dłlugoletnią pracę i zasługi dla Sekcji Weteranów w Bradford - Polish Ex-Combatants Association's document dated May 1984 awarding Wacława the title of Honorary Secretary in recognition for her many years of loyal work within the Veterans Section in Bradford, U.K. |
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Srebrny Medal Skarbu Narodowego R.P. |
Document confirming that Wacława was awarded a Silver Medal by the Polish Treasury on 13 December 1985 in recognition of her special support. |
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Wacława with husband Mieczysław Ryszkowski |
They were both descendants of Polish insurgents, who took part in the 1863 Uprising (Powstania Styczniowe) against the Russian Empire and were deported to Siberia. Photo taken in Kiev circa 1918. |
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