Gallery – Forever in the West
Former WAAFs, after the war
Do you recognize the lady in this photo?
Krystyna Szypowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Letter
Letter
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa
Bronek and Julian Rybarczyk
Bronek took Julian on his ship while he was still in Polish Navy after the war.
Julian Rybarczyk
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish navy
Ismailia, Egypt, 1946
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)
Recent portrait
Recent portrait
Eugenia Gruszewska
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa
Irena
Irena
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jan Kasperowicz
Jan Kasperowicz
Andrew Krajewski
After WWII
Jan’ and his wife
Jan’ and his wife
Jan Wankowski
After WWII
Wiktoria Visas – page 1 of 3
Wiktoria Visas – page 1 of 3
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Wedding of Aniela and Czeslaw
6 August 1949 at St. Mary’s RC church in Sheffield, UK
Lusia McAnna
After WWII
United Kingdom
Teresa and Stanislaw Tarazewicz on their wedding day
Manchester, 1955
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Manchester
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.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
Polish Military Hospital No.8 in El-Kantara, Egypt
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)
Polish Dance Group, Lublin – NZ
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
Ela and her father Jan, 1948
Elżbieta Watrach
After WWII
United Kingdom
Grandparents
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
Portrait of Jan Stępek, circa 1970
Portrait of Jan Stępek, circa 1970
Martin Stepek
After WWII
United Kingdom
Scotland
Wiktor Szyszko England 1950′s
Wiktor Szyszko England 1950′s
Yvonna Szyszko
After WWII
United Kingdom
Lonia and Kazia in New Zealand, 2004
Same as the last photo, but 59 years on (Oct 2004) - Wellington Waterfront, New Zealand.
Stan Gazdowicz
After WWII
New Zealand
Telegram to send money immediately
George's wife Anna, and daughter Maria Skiba, sailed from Mombasa aboard the SS Mason Lykes (formerly an American military cargo and assault troop ship which saw service in the Pacific under its original name, USS Trego).
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Canada
Timiscaming, Quebec
Betty (Ferguson) Rybarczyk
Betty (Ferguson) Rybarczyk
Julian Rybarczyk
After WWII
United Kingdom
Scotland
Ismailia, Egypt, 1946
Edmund taking a break sailing with his friend Lusia in the centre next to him and his mother Wacława on the right.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Ismailia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Siblings in the 1960′s
Siblings in the 1960′s
Halina Babinska
After WWII
Canada
Montreal
Jan Kasperowicz
Jan Kasperowicz
Andrew Krajewski
After WWII
Jan’ and his wife
Jan’ and his wife
Jan Wankowski
After WWII
Wiktoria Visas – page 2 of 3
Wiktoria Visas – page 2 of 3
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Aniela Wawrzynczyk and Czeslaw Zychowicz
6 August 1949 at St. Mary’s RC church in Sheffield, UK
Lusia McAnna
After WWII
United Kingdom
German ID document, 1960
German ID document, 1960
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Germany
Hanover
Wacława and Barbara
Wacława with her granddaughter and goddaughter Barbara. Photo taken in Tilstock Camp in 1950.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tilstock, Shropshire
Polish Military Hospital No.8 in El-Kantara, Egypt
Edmund with his mother Wacława (left) and his friend Lusia (centre) taking a walk in the grounds of the hospital, 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)