Gallery – Forever in the West
Polish Military Hospital No.8
Edmund with his mother Wacława (on the right) and a friend in the grounds of the hospital
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Family Wedding
The wedding of Genia Beznowska and Jan Omeljaniuk, with Apolonia Maria Kojder as the Flower Girl. 31 July 1951. To the left of the bride are Marja Beznowska, Helena and Franciszek Kojder.
Apolonia Kojder
After WWII
Canada
North Battleford, Saskatchewa
Laughing Barrels – Stanisław Michalak with his nephew Janusz 1952
Janusz Michalak as infant with his uncle Stanisław. Nissan huts were often referred to as Laughing Barrels. A number of Polish residents pooled their saved salaries and invested in land for farming. In 1948 a group of former soldiers, including some high ranking officers formed a company Lark Ltd and bought 200 acres of ex-war department farmland, complete with nissan huts and a high street formed by a bomber runway beside a village called Conington, near Peterborough.
Janusz Michalak
After WWII
United Kingdom
Conington
Replacement birth certificate
issued by the International Refugee Organisation in Paris
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Notice of advance to rank of captain (artillery)
Notice of advance to rank of captain (artillery)
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
London
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Ursuline Sisters Farewell, Wellington 1958
St. Anne's Hall, Newtown, Wellington, 9 March 1958. The Ursuline Sisters are farewelled and thanked for their years of dedication and service in the Polish Boys' and Girls' Hostels in Wellington before their recall to Poland. The Sisters are (l-r) Augustyna Sobczak, Imelda Tobolska, Marcina Maślak, Bernarda Brennan and Monika Alexandrowicz
New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Group in Cedry, Lebanon, 1947
Group in Cedry, Lebanon, 1947
Elżbieta Watrach
After WWII
Lebanon
Mieczysław Zawada
Mieczysław Zawada
Jozef Zawada
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jan’s wife
Jan’s wife
Jan Wankowski
After WWII
Replacement birth certificate
issued by the International Refugee Organisation in Paris
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Joanna and friend
In London, late 1940s/early 1950s
Krystyna Szypowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
Aquitania List of personnel_part 2
Aquitania List of personnel_part 2
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Southampton
Julian ID document in UK – cover page
Julian had to go to the Police station every 2 weeks to register.
Julian Rybarczyk
After WWII
United Kingdom
Glasgow, Scotland
Hela at a dance in the UK
Hela at a dance in the UK
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
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
Mucha Album Pg 7 Photo 4
Mucha Album Pg 7 Photo 4
Krystyna Mucha
After WWII
Travel Document
This is my Grandmother Ulana Rudowicz her son Sergjusz Rudowicz and his son Michael. Giving my grandmother permission to travel with Michael without his parents
Kojder family
In front of their first home in Battleford,Saskatchewan, c1950. Helena, Marja Beznowska holding Apolonia, and Franciszek.
Apolonia Kojder
After WWII
Canada
North Battleford, Saskatchewa
Jan’s wife and first born
Jan’s wife and first born
Jan Wankowski
After WWII
Document from French international refugee organisation
Regarding end of financial aid to refugees.
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Bronisław Michalak
Bronisław on left of photo at Oswestry camp 1947.
Janusz Michalak
After WWII
United Kingdom
Oswestry
Polish Resettlement Corps
Jadwiga with friends
Jadwiga with friends
Teresa Eckford
After WWII
Document from French international refugee organisation
Regarding end of financial aid to refugees.
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Notice of award of Gold Cross of Merit
Notice of award of Gold Cross of Merit
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
London
Polish Military Hospital No.8
Edmund (on the right) with a friend in the grounds of the hospital, 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Danusia Trask with Children in National Costume
Danusia Trask (daughter of Dioniza Choroś nee Gradzik) with her children Tomek (left) and Zosia (right) dressed in Polish national costume.
New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
After WWII
New Zealand
Group in Lebanon, 1947
Bogumila and Elzbieta with friends.
Elżbieta Watrach
After WWII
Lebanon
Jan’ and his wife
Jan’ and his wife
Jan Wankowski
After WWII
International Certificate of vaccination against Small Pox
International Certificate of vaccination against Small Pox
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
France
Paris
Joanna and friend
In London, late 1940s/early 1950s
Krystyna Szypowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London