Gallery – Lest we forget
Dad’s Monte Cassino Cross
The back of Dad's Monte Cassino Cross with issue number 33945, and his "Legitymacja".
Stan Gazdowicz
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Certificate of award of the Polish National Fund Gold Medal
From the Head Executive of the Polish National Fund. The PNF was established after the war to raise money amongst the Polish diaspora for the Polish Government-in-Exile in London, England. Bronislaw Sokolowski was the secretary for the Canadian branch.
Henry Sokolowski
United Kingdom
London
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
SPK document
SPK Dyplom za dłlugoletnią pracę i zasługi dla Sekcji Weteranów w Bradford - Polish Ex-Combatants Association's document dated May 1984 awarding Wacława the title of Honorary Secretary in recognition for her many years of loyal work within the Veterans Section in Bradford, U.K.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Bradford
Polish Parade Program page from 1946
Polish Parade Program page from 1946
Lesley Uniatycki
After WWII
Italy
Bari
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Ceremony at Monte Cassino cemetery
Ceremony at Monte Cassino cemetery
Peter Grabowski
After WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Ambassador Babinski’s uniform tunic at the Polish Embassy, 2012
He was the last Polish Ambassador to Canada before WWII.
Halina Babinska
After WWII
Canada
Ottawa
Certificate
Certificate permitting Tom to wear the "1939-45 Star, and the Italy Star", dated 22 December 1946.
Helen Narell
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Odznaka Weterana Walk o Niepodległość
Polish Veteran's Badge for taking part in the battle for independence awarded to Czesław in 1995 by the Polish Secretary of State for matters relating to ex-combatants and victims of repression
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Wladyslaw Pacewicz receiving medal 1994 (2)
Wladyslaw Pacewicz receiving "Battle of Marine Convoys, Polish Armed Forces in the West 1939-45" medal from the Republic of Poland 1994 (Lech Walesa) - at the Polish Consulate in Edinburgh. Wladek served in the Polish Navy from 1942-45, after escaping USSR with Anders Army. He is standing on the right in the picture.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Edinburgh, New South Wales
Polish navy
Monument to 2 Corps in Koltubanka
Czerwone Maki Org., Orenburg
Other
After WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Monument to 2 Corps in Koltubanka
Czerwone Maki Org., Orenburg
Other
After WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
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
Irena Kus memoir – page 2
Irena Kus memoir – page 2
Irena Kuś
After WWII
Opening of the Exhibit
Opening of the Exhibit
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Canada
Montreal
A photo from the Exhibit
A photo from the Exhibit
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Canada
Montreal
A panel of the Exhibit
A panel of the Exhibit
Halina Kozlowska
After WWII
Canada
Montreal
Regina Milaszewicz, XI 2006
Meeting with students, November 2006
Regina Miłaszewicz
After WWII
Poland
Polish Letter side 2
Second page of Polish letter.
Vanessa Tomecki
After WWII
Poland
Lodz
Passerby tell Poland….
Passerby tell Poland.... A graphic created in memory of the Polish II Corps
Stefan Mucha
After WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Souvenir of Italian Campaign
Souvenir of Italian Campaign
Stan Gazdowicz
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Srebrny Medal Skarbu Narodowego R.P.
Document confirming that Wacława was awarded a Silver Medal by the Polish Treasury on 13 December 1985 in recognition of her special support.
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
London
Right hand program page
Right hand program page
Lesley Uniatycki
After WWII
Italy
Bari
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Wiktoria Bielicka
After WWII
Legitymacja Odznaki Pamiątkowej 11-ego Pułku Artylerii
Document authorising Czesław to wear the 11th Artillery Regiment Badge dated 16 September 1999
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Helena (Pateluch) Moroz
Helena (Pateluch) Moroz
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Wimbledon
Certificate of Celebration – 50th Anniversary – Pahiatua
"Successful and happy celebrations of the 50th anniversary of arriving in New Zealand in 1944, from the former 'Isfahanians' around the world, signed Jadwiga Lewicka-Howells, President, the Association of the Former Polish Students in Polish Schools in Isfahan and Lebanon, London, October 1994"
New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
New Zealand
Monument to 2 Corps in Koltubanka
Czerwone Maki Org., Orenburg
Other
After WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Monument to 2 Corps in Koltubanka
Czerwone Maki Org., Orenburg
Other
After WWII
Russia
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Photo for Newspaper Article
Helena and her daughter Apolonia Maria, in a photo what appeared in the article about the story of Helena Kojder's Odyssey. Helena had Alzheimer's by this time.
Apolonia Kojder
After WWII
Canada
North Battleford, Saskatchewa
Irena Kus memoir – page 3
Irena Kus memoir – page 3
Irena Kuś
After WWII