Gallery – Interwar Borderlands

Irena – during her early career in Lwow

During WWII

Poland

Lwow

Marysia Zosia and Tadek Sokołowski

Henry Sokolowski

Before WWII

Poland

Felsztyn, Lwow

Mucha Album Pg 1 Photo 5

Krystyna Mucha

Before WWII

Dioniza’s First Holy Communion Group – reverse side of photo

Dioniza Choros

Before WWII

Poland

Szczurzyn, Wołynskie, Luck

The ID issued on 11 December 1938

Eugenia Gruszewska

Before WWII

Poland

Stolpce, Nowogródzkie

Weronika and Stanislaw Muszak

Halina Babinska

Before WWII

Poland

Halina's parents wedding photo 1922

Halina Miros

Before WWII

Poland

Pre-WWII portrait

Halina Kozlowska

During WWII

Poland

Wilno

Poland 1927

Wanda Gillon

Before WWII

Poland

Skalat

Criminal Investigations office in Przemysl. Franciszek Turkiewicz (seated on the right)

Mark Turkiewicz

Before WWII

Poland

Przemysl, Lwow

Tadeusz Lesisz was a Polish Navy cadet in 1939, escaping to the UK on ORP Burza. During the war he also served on MGB S3 and ORP Błyskawica and cruiser Dragon, retiring a full commander. This photograph was taken when he was a cadet in 1936.

Wanda Lesisz

Before WWII

Poland

Polish navy

With students from the Technical school in Wilno, prior to his arrest.

Stanislaw Tarazewicz

Before WWII

Poland

Wilno

High school class 1925

Henry Sokolowski

Before WWII

Poland

Boryslaw, Lwowskie

Siedlce 1935 - Romuald is standing to the left of his father

Romuald Lipinski

Before WWII

Poland

Siedlce

Roman_Grochowski

Helen Bitner

Before WWII

Poland

Adolf Bitner-Glindzicz 2

Helen Bitner

Before WWII

Poland

Ludwik Rosol and Family (back)

Henry Sokolowski

Before WWII

Poland

Boryslaw, Lwow

Adam Zak 1885-1936 (brother of Jan Zak), was spared the exile to Siberia having died in 1936, although his wife Aniela (nee Chmiel) was not so fortunate.

Helena, Genia, Wladyslaw, with parents Marja and Wladyslaw Beznowski, Breniow Manor, Kresy (Poland).

Apolonia Kojder

Before WWII

Poland

Irena at school in Lwow

During WWII

Poland

Lwow

Waniow village, showing locations of families. Many thanks to the late Mrs Gawlik for family names and positions.

Elizabeth Taylor

Before WWII

Poland

At family home in Haczow, Rzeszow where Stanislaw was born. Stanislaw is standing with his sisters either side of him. In the front row is his wife Stanislawa Pelc (nee Szuba), his mother Aniela Pelc holding his daughter Janina and his sister-in-law with her daughter.

Wanda Ellis (nee Pelc)

Before WWII

Poland

Wies Haczów, Rzeszow

Does anyone know anything about this establishment? Is it still in existence?

Vanessa Tomecki

Before WWII

Poland

Lodz

This photograph shows the presentation of new Polish Naval officers to the President of Poland, Prof I Moscicki, and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces, Marshal Rydz-Smigly, at Warsaw Castle, 15th October 1936. Fourth from left is Sub-Lieutenant Kazimierz Sadowski (Andrew's father). In September 1939, Kazimierz Sadowski was serving as the torpedo officer on the submarine ORP Zbik, and was interned in Sweden for the duration of the war (together with submarines ORP Sep and ORP Rys).

Andrzej Sadowski

Before WWII

Poland

Warsaw

Polish navy

Mucha Album Pg 4 Photo 2

Krystyna Mucha

Before WWII

Poland

Dioniza receiving Dyploma from Polish government for 60th Polish Children's Reunion comittee in Belveder, Poland in 2005

Dioniza Choros

After WWII

Poland

Belveder

He was the last Polish Ambassador to Canada before WWII.

Halina Babinska

Before WWII

Weronika Muszak with Stanislawa

Halina Babinska

Before WWII

Poland

Pre-WWII family home

Halina Kozlowska

During WWII

Poland

Wilno

Age about 7, Poland 1933

Wanda Gillon

Before WWII

Poland

Skalat