Gallery – Lest we forget
Entrance of Katyn Memorial, Camp Road, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire WS12 4PT, UK
74th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre, Katyn Memorial, Camp Road, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire WS12 4PT, UK
United Kingdom
Cannock Chase
Inscription on the Katyn Monument
74th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre, Katyn Memorial, Camp Road, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire WS12 4PT, UK
United Kingdom
Cannock Chase
Pani Kisiel (seated), organiser of the annual Katyn Memorial service
74th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre, Cannock Chase, UK
United Kingdom
Cannock Chase
View of the Monument
View of the Monument
United Kingdom
Cannock Chase
Kresy Siberia Wreath
Wreath created and laid by Olivia Alford
United Kingdom
Cannock Chase
David Bucknall
David Bucknall, who was friends with Boguslaw Panek in the 1960's when Panek ran a fiat service station in Congleton, keeps the grass down around the grave and jokes: "sorry it isn't as pristine as your showroom was Pan Panek!"
Tim Bucknell
After WWII
United Kingdom
Congleton, Cheshire
Polish Air Force in the UK
David & Tim Bucknall clearing away grass cuttings
David & Tim Bucknall clearing away grass cuttings
Tim Bucknell
After WWII
United Kingdom
Congleton, Cheshire
Polish Air Force in the UK
Cleaning Bird lime & pollution off the grave with a stiff brush
Cleaning Bird lime & pollution off the grave with a stiff brush
Tim Bucknell
After WWII
United Kingdom
Congleton, Cheshire
Polish Air Force in the UK
Wreath Laying
laying a Kresy Siberia wreath on the cleaned grave
Tim Bucknell
After WWII
United Kingdom
Congleton, Cheshire
Polish Air Force in the UK
Map of Goldberg Family locations from 1939-1945
An annotated map with the distances and the locations, based on Aliza Adler's recollection
During WWII
Poland
Three crosses in Wilno
Three crosses in Wilno
Halina Kozlowska
Lithuania
Vilnius
Halina in Wilno in 1992
Halina in Wilno in 1992
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Lithuania
Vilnius
Halina’s article in a Wilno newspaper in 2002
Halina’s article in a Wilno newspaper in 2002
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Scotland
10 PAC medallion
10 PAC medallion
Anna Kaczanowski
After WWII
Canada
60th Polish Children Anniversary Reunion Comittee
Committee is displaying the diploma that was presented to Dioniza in Poland in 2005. Front row from left: Janina Iwanica Zaworska, Dioniza Choros, Stefania (Sondej) Zawada, Stefania (Manterys) Sondej. Back row from left: Stanisław Manterys, Józef Zawada, Tadeusz Reder, Halina Manterys, Centre back: Michał Zagwojski, Mieczysław Lis, and NZ Horary Consul Jan Roy-Wojciechowski. Absent: Father Bernard Bernarz and and Emilia Gernsen.
Dioniza Choros
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Dioniza visiting mother’s grave
Dioniza visiting mother’s grave
Dioniza Choros
After WWII
Iran
Teheran
Pahiatua Children 50th anniversary song
Song about the Polish children of Pahiatua, New Zealand written in 1994 by Stefania Sondej for the 50th anniversary of the children's arrival in New Zealand on 1 Nov 1944. The english version follows the polish version and is a close translation of the Polish. Sang to the melody of "Karpacka Brygada by M.Hemara) Pieśn o polskich dzieciach z Obozu w Pahiatua, Nowa Zelandia, napisana na zjazd 50-cio lecia przyjazdu do Nowej Zealandii, 1-go listopada, 1944 roku. (Na melodie "Karpacka brygada" M.Hemara)
Stefania Sondej
New Zealand
Wellington
Obituary – S. M. Monika Alexandrowicz
Obituary in Polish written for Sister Monika by the Ursuline Nuns of Wilanów
Eugenia Smolnicki
After WWII
Poland
Wilanów
Memorial Plaque to victims of the Strongman Mine Disaster 1967
Nineteen men were killed when an explosion ripped through the Strongman Mine at Runanga, near Greymouth, just after 10 a.m on 19 January 1967. Sourced from 'Strongman coal mine disaster memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/strongman-coal-mine-disaster-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013. One of the victims included Jan Trukawka, a Pahiatua Polish Child. His name can be seen on the plaque. The spelling of the surname on the plaque is Trukawka. The spelling on the Wall of Names is Turkawka. “Image Source: www.nzhistory.net.nz, the NZHistory website of Manatū Taonga. Licensed by Manatū Taonga for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence.”
Other
After WWII
New Zealand
Greymouth, West Coast
Jan Turkawka – Kresy-Siberia Survivor dies in Strongman Mine Disaster
Jan Trukawka is mentioned on a memorial to those men who died in 1967 in the NZ Strongman Disaster on the West Coast, New Zealand. This is the photo of the memorial. On the memorial the surname is spelt Trukawka. On the lists of Pahiatua children, the name is spelt Turkawka. This Image can be used on site but must have the attribution below: “Source: www.nzhistory.net.nz, the NZHistory website of Manatū Taonga. Licensed by Manatū Taonga for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence.”
Other
After WWII
New Zealand
Runanga, West Coast
Our Southern Poles
An article that appeared in the Otago Settlers News June 2006 edition Issue 89 featuring the children who went to St Dominics and St Kevins Catholic boarding schools in Dunedin. Permission From Otago Settlers Museum in New Zealand has been obtained to use some of this article by Sean Brosnahan for the NZ Gallery. Permission has been granted by email to Irena Lowe. Photos not included in permission.
Other
After WWII
New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago
Eugenia (Piotuch) Smolnicki and her daughters Basia and Irena
Photo taken at wreath laying ceremony by the Polish Foriegn Minister Radosław Sikorski
Irena Lowe
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Polish Foreign Minister with original Polish Children at the Polish Children’s Memorial plaque
After the Polish Minister laid a wreath at the Polish Children's plaque at Wellington Wharf, a photo was taken of the minister with some of the original Polish children who attended the event. From left: Krystyna Tomaszyk, John Roy-Wojciechowski, (Beata Stoczyńska - Polish ambassador and Rodosław Sikorski - Polish Foreign minister) Zdzisław and Helena Lepionka, Maria Wypych and Eugenia Smolnicka
Irena Lowe
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington City, Wellington
Polish Children’s plaque on the Wharf in Wellington
This plaque was dedicated on the 60th anniversary of the Polish Children's arrival in New Zealand in 2004. It stands with other smaller plaques dedicated to New Zealand's marine history and immigration. It is in an area frequented by Wellingtonians and tourists on good days. I have seen many tourists stopping to read the dedication.
Irena Lowe
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington City
Laying of wreath at Polish Children’s Plaque in Wellington
Marian Ceregra, John Roy-Wojchiechowski and his wife Valerie and Krystyna Tomaszek awaiting the arrival of Poland's Foreign minister Radosław Sikorski at the Polish Children's memorial placque in Wellington on 3 May 2013.
Irena Lowe
After WWII
New Zealand
Wellington City, Wellington
Kresy-Siberia 10th Anniversary Newsletter, Sept 2011
Kresy-Siberia 10th Anniversary Newsletter, Sept 2011
Other
After WWII
Kresy-Siberia March 2011 Newsletter
Kresy-Siberia March 2011 Newsletter
Other
After WWII
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa
Stanislaw Tarazewicz with Walter Natanczyk
Walter Natanczyk, Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces.
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
Stanislaw Tarazewicz
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa