Gallery – Forever in the West
Ismailia in Egypt, Easter 1946
Wacława (on the right) on leave, sailing with a friend.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Ismailia
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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).
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Ismailia
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Polish Military Hospital No.8
Wacława in the grounds of the hospital. Photo taken in 1946.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Polish Military Hospital No.8
Wacława with her son Edmund. Photo taken in 1946.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
PWSK and 2nd Corps in Qassasin, Egypt
Wacława and friends. Photo taken in 1946 in front of the NCO Club (Kasyno Podoficerskie)
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
El-Kantara
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Polish Forces Termination
Polskie Siły Zbrojne – Zaświadczenie o Zakończeniu Służby - Wacława's Certificate of Service Termination with the Polish Forces, London
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
No.4 Polish General Hospital
Wacława working as Ward Sister on Ward B-3. Photo taken on 25 December 1954
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Iscoyd Park, Nr Whitchurch, Salop
PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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
PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946, feeding her feathered friends
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
PWSK in Qassasin, Egypt
Photo of Wacława taken in 1946 with the NCO Club (Kasyno Podoficerskie) in the background on the right
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Qassasin
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
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
Ismailia in Egypt
A place where soldiers of the 2nd Corps sometimes spent their free time. Photo taken in 1946.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Egypt
Ismailia
Wedding of Walentyna and Władysław Ryszkowski
On the left standing next to Walentyna is her youngest sister Danuta and on the right standing next to Władysław is her other sister Alina. Photo taken in Wrexham, North Wales, on 10 August 1948
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Wrexham, North Wales
Walentyna in PWSK uniform
Polish Women's Auxiliary Army Service uniform - Photo taken circa 1947
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Walentyna and family in Tilstock Camp, 1948
Walentyna is in the centre with her mother Florentyna on the left and her sister-in-law Wanda on the right. Sitting on the ground on the left is Walentyna's youngest sister Danuta, in the centre are Wanda's children Zbyszek and Danuta, and on the right is Walentyna's other sister Alina.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tilstock, Shropshire
Walentyna in PWSK uniform
Polish Women's Auxiliary Army Service uniform - Photo taken circa 1947
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Polish Resettlement Corps and A.T.S. Document
Walentyna's application for final termination of service in the Polish Resettlement Corps and A.T.S. (P.R.S.)
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Witley, Surrey
Certificate for The British War Medal 1939/45
Document dated 27 September 1947 certifying that Walentyna was awarded The British War Medal 1939/45
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
No. 4 General Hospital P.R.C., Iscoyd Park, North Wales
Tilstock Camp, Shrophire circa 1949
Walentyna with her husband Władysław, her sister Alina on the left, and her youngest sister Danuta on the right.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tilstock
Walentyna in PWSK uniform
With her cousin Antonina and husband Zdzisław Stasiewicz - Photo taken on a trip to London on 20 April 1947
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
Women's Air Force Auxiliary Service
Walentyna with her baby daughter Barbara
Photo taken in Tilstock Camp, Shrophire, in 1950
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tilstock
Walentyna and friend in their PWSK uniforms
Photo taken on a trip to London on 27 April 1947
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Tilstock Camp, Shrophire, in 1950
Walentyna with husband Władysław and mother-in law Wacława in the centre holding their baby daughter Barbara
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tilstock