Gallery – Polish refugees in Africa

Painting of a Tengeru scene - by an itinerant painter

Tanzania

Tengeru

Painting of a Tengeru scene - Kilimanjaro by R. Werakso painted in 1945.

Tanzania

Tengeru

Painting of the Church - by an itinerant painter

Tanzania

Tengeru

Painting of the Church - by an itinerant painter

Tanzania

Tengeru

Painting by Herbert Charles, 1945.

Tanzania

Tengeru

Map of Polish refugee camps and settlements in Africa

Stolen Childhood Fr Lucjan Królikowski John Deyell Company, Canada 0-9691588-0-7

During WWII

Alice and Janina (Alice holding the cat) in Uganda

Terese Umbras Fehlberg

During WWII

Uganda

Janina Rozbicka

Terese Umbras Fehlberg

During WWII

Uganda

Certification of ID on back of photo at Koja, Uganda

Terese Umbras Fehlberg

During WWII

Uganda

Koja

Stanislawa Siomkajlo in Kidugala, Africa with her high school class.. Stasia is the first one on the left, standing.

Krystyna Szypowska

During WWII

Tanzania

Kidugala

Stanislawa Siomkajlo in Kidugala, Africa

Krystyna Szypowska

During WWII

Tanzania

Kidugala

Abercorn group 2 (Kwietniowski)

During WWII

Zambia

Abercorn

In 1948, when the IRO (International Refugee Organizalton) disbanded all the Polish refugee camps in Africa, everyone was sent to Tengeru camp, which was the largest of all the camps. Most families were sent to England. Some of the orphans were dispersed to other countries, which would accept them. One group under Reverend Lucjan Królikowski, was the subject of a dispute with the communist government of Poland, which wanted to repatriate them to Poland. However, this was resisted and Father Królikowski managed ot get them accepted into Canada under the auspices of the Catholic church. They went temporarily to Salerno, ltaly, for about 6 months, then to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Stolen Childhood Lucjan Królikowski

During WWII

Uganda

Tengeru

(Polski) Lusaka, Africa March 16 1947 Easter Procession

Krystyna Freiburger

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Easter 1947 (left to right) Stanislawa Baranska holding Marian Chnielewski, Ania Chnielwska, Janina Baranska with her arm on Roman Chnielewski, Janina Piotrowska, and Zbigniew Piotrowski (kneeling).

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Zbigniew Piotrowski (seated far right)

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Cubs at the Third of May Celebrations

Krystyna Freiburger

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Zbigniew Piotrowski in his cub uniform - (seated right to left) Janina Baranska, Janina Piotrowska and name unknown.

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Janina Piotrowska seated in the middle with son Zbyszek standing behind her. Rest of names unknown

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

December 8, 1945 - Confirmation of Zbigniew Piotrowski and name unknown

Krystyna Freiburger

After WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Lusaka Chapel - Jesus' Grave on Holy Saturday

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Lusaka Polish Cemetary

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Polish Consul De Rosset

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Wife of Polish Consul Maria de Rosset

Krystyna Freiburger

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Janina Piotrowska z synem Zbigniew Stanislaw Piotrowski - Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Karasiewicz Wedding in 1946

Krystyna Freiburger

After WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Girls High School Class with Rev. Szmania

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

Church in Lusaka

Krystyna Freiburger

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Marysia and Tekla Muzyka

Krystyna Freiburger

During WWII

She marries an Englishman

Krystyna Freiburger

After WWII

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia