Gallery – Lest we forget

Roman V. Skulski in his wartime service medals, 2008.

After WWII

Canada

My Grandfather Daniel and Grandmother Uliana Rudowicz. Deported to Siberia, made it to Africa at the Lusaka Came in Northern Rhodesia then to Scotland/England and to Canada in 1949. RIP

After WWII

Canada

Windsor Ontario Canada

Photo of Roman's mother, Catherina

Private

Post war picture of Mietek Gigiera with his Polish wife Lucyna. They married in Italy and travelled to the UK before emigrating to Argentina.

After WWII

Argentina

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Post war picture of Mark Gigiera with his wife Josephine and young family Alex, Boris, Antonia and Katherine in 1959.

Family archive

After WWII

United Kingdom

Nottingham

This is first picture we have of my father Mark Gigiera. It was taken in 1944, probably in Scotland where he had been sent to, to recover from serious war injuries. Mark was 21.

Family archive

During WWII

United Kingdom

Mietek Gigiera, circa 1950

Family Archives

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Mieczyslaw, Bogdan, Mark, Lucyna Gigiera (L to R) . A day out, probably in Scotland before Mark headed south to England and the others emigrated to Argentina in September 1947

family archive

After WWII

United Kingdom

K.I.A. Near Bologna, Italy

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Grave site at Bologna Polish War Cemetery

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Grave site location Map - Bologna Polish War Cemetery

https://www.polskicmentarzbolonia.pl/en/lista-pochowanych-bolonia/cart/1814/lucjan-michalski.html

After WWII

Italy

Bologna

Michal Dabrus - geneology on GENI.com showing relationship to 1st Cousin Jan Drewniak

GENI.com

After WWII

Michal Dabrus - Certificate of Death