Gallery – Forever in the West
Paradowski’s after the war
Julia Pacewicz (nee Paradowska) reunited in Poland in 1961 with her sister-in-law Tekla Paradowska (nee Dobrowolska). They were from Krzemieniec in Wołyn and were separated in 1940 when Julia and two of her children were deported to Kazakhstan. Julia remained exiled in the West. Tekla and her daughter Helena narrowly escaped with their lives from UPA bandits in 1943 who tried to break into their home and murder them. In 1946 they were repatriated, with Tekla's husband Stanisław Paradowski (Berling's Army) to Legnića in Western Poland.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Wladyslaw Pacewicz at the grave of his brother, Jozef
My father Wladyslaw Pacewicz in the 1990s at the grave of his brother Jozef in Krosno Poland. They were separated in April 1940 when Wladek was deported to Kazahstan with his mother and sister. Their father was killed in Katyn. Jozef escaped deportation, later to be conscripted into the Red Army. He remained in Poland after the War.
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Krosno
Paradowski’s after the war
Paradowski siblings reunited in Poland approx 1961. Seated in the middle from left to right: Manya Paradowska, sister Julia Pacewicz (nee Paradowska), Tekla Paradowska (nee Dobrowolska). Standing behind from left to right: Helena Nawicki and husband (daughter of Stanisław and Tekla Paradowski), Stanisław Paradowski (with moustache), Jozef Pacewicz (Julia's son), Marysia and husband (Helena's sister). Children at the bottom are Staszek and Tekla's grandchildren. They were separated when Julia was deported to Kazakhstan with two of her children in 1940. She remained exiled in the UK and this was the first time she was reunited with her family, including her son Jozef who remained in Poland.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Wladyslaw Pacewicz after WW2
My father Wladyslaw Pacewicz. He was deported to USSR and served in the Polish Navy. He settled in Scotland after the War.
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish navy
Paradowski’s after the war
Paradowski siblings reunited in Poland approx 1961. From left to right: Stanisław Paradowski, sister Manya Paradowska, sister Julia Pacewicz (nee Paradowska), Tekla Paradowska (Stanisław's wife, nee Dobrowolska) and Jozef Pacewicz (Julia's son). The Paradowski's were from Krzemieniec. They were separated when Julia was deported to Kazakhstan with two of her children in 1940. She remained exiled in the UK and this was the first time she was reunited with her family, including her son Jozef who remained in Poland.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Paradowska sisters after the war
My babcia Julia Pacewicz (nee Paradowska) far right reunited with her sister Manya on the left after the war in Poland. They were from Krzemieniec, Wołyn. Julia was deported to Kazakhstan was exiled in the West. Manya was forcibly repatriated from Krzemieniec to Western Poland in 1946.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Legnića
Julia and Jozef Pacewicz reunited
On a visit to Poland after the war Julia Pacewicz (middle) is reunited with her son Jozef Pacewicz. On the far left is Jozef's wife, Jadwiga. Julia and Jozef were separated in April 1940 when Julia and her other two children Wladyslaw and Jadzia were deported to Kazakhstan. They eventually settled in the UK after the war. Jozef missed the arrests in Rowne on 13th April 1940. He was 17 years old. He made his way to the station and found his family waiting to be deported in the cattle wagons. The Red Soldier guards would not let him join his family. He fled to family in Krzemieniec and in 1944 joined the Polish People's Army, settling with wife Jadwiga in Krosno after the war.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Polish Kosciuszko Division (Gen. Berling)
Jozef and mother Julia Pacewicz 1963
My uncle Jozef "Jozio" and his mother Julia Pacewicz in Poland 10th July 1963. Jozef missed the deportation of his family to Kazakhstan on 13th April 1940. He tried to join them on the wagons at Rowne station but was held back by Red Army soldiers. He fled to family in Krzemieniec and in early 1945 was drafted into the 8th Dresden Infantry Division of the Polish People's Army. He remained in Poland after the war, settling in Krosno. His mother Julia Pacewicz (nee Paradowska - my grandmother) was deported to USSR with her two remaining children. After release she was a refugee in Koja until 1949. She settled in Great Britain. This photograph was taken on a visit to her son in Poland in 1963.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
Poland
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
My father Wladyslaw Pacewicz in the Polish Navy. He volunteered as a 13 year old in USSR and served from 1942 - 1945 on ORP Piorun and ORP Garland. This photograph was taken sometime after the war. Wladyslaw was demobbed from the Navy in 1947 and settled in Scotland.
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish navy
Wladyslaw Pacewicz after WW2
My father Wladyslaw Pacewicz in Scotland. He was deported to Kazakhstan on 13th April 1940 as an 11 year old. After release with Anders Army he served in the Polish Navy, settling in Scotland after the war.
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Scotland
Polish navy
Wladyslaw Pacewicz after WW2
My father Wladyslaw Pacewicz in Scotland. He was deported to Kazakhstan on 13th April 1940 as an 11 year old. After release with Anders Army he served in the Polish Navy as a cook, settling in Scotland after the war.
Wladyslaw Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Scotland
Polish navy
Jozefa: wedding portrait
Jozefa: wedding portrait
Jozefa Kapera
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jozefa during the interview
Interviewed by Bob Komar
Jozefa Kapera
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jozefa and her Girl Guide troop
Jozefa to the right of the veteran in uniform
Jozefa Kapera
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jozefa and friends in a Nissan hut
Jozefa and friends in a Nissan hut
Jozefa Kapera
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jozefa: early days in the UK
Jozefa: early days in the UK
Jozefa Kapera
After WWII
United Kingdom
Letter of Citizenship, Australia
Letter of Citizenship, Australia
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Australia
French Visa – page 1
French Visa – page 1
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
French Visa – page 2
French Visa – page 2
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Wiktoria Visas – page 1 of 3
Wiktoria Visas – page 1 of 3
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Wiktoria Visas – page 2 of 3
Wiktoria Visas – page 2 of 3
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Declaration of change of address
Issued my Ministry of the Interior, France
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Wiktoria Visas – page 3 of 3
Wiktoria Visas – page 3 of 3
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
German ID document, 1960
German ID document, 1960
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Germany
Hanover
Certificate from French international refugee organisation
Attesting to the fact that Wiktoria is a Polish refugee under the protection of the IRO
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Replacement birth certificate
issued by the International Refugee Organisation in Paris
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Wiktoria’s letter to her parents
Wiktoria’s letter to her parents
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Certificate of Exemption under the Immigration act in Australia
Issued in 1950
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Australia
Melbourne
Document from French international refugee organisation
Regarding end of financial aid to refugees.
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
International Certificate of vaccination against Small Pox
International Certificate of vaccination against Small Pox
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Paris