Gallery – Western exiles' dilemma
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Beyond the Wall of China – 17 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 17 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Irena and General Anders
Married in 1948
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tom (3rd from left) and colleagues in Italy
At Camp 215
Helen Narell
After WWII
Italy
Camp 215
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 2 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 2 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
PLYMOUTH_1954
PLYMOUTH_1954
Helen Bitner
Poland
Helena (Pateluch) Moroz
Photo taken shortly after her arrival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Posing with Vera Lyn
Zbigniew is standing to the left of Vera Lyn
Zbigniew Gondek
After WWII
United Kingdom
Glasgow
Polish Resettlement Corps
ORP Błyskawica crew, 1946
Polish Navy destroyer ORP Błyskawica crew in 1946. In the middle is Commanding Officer Wojciech Francki who, after the war, lived in Sydney, Australia. In the back row, 2nd from left, is Jan Szawiel, who came from the Kresy. Just behind Francki, on his right, is a short gentleman with a round face who is Jan Wszolek; he was born in Lwów.
Wanda Troman
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish navy
Tom (3rd from left) and colleagues in Italy
At Camp 215
Helen Narell
After WWII
Italy
Camp 215
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 3 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 3 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
POLISH_CLUB_1955
POLISH_CLUB_1955
Helen Bitner
Poland
Mail to Cannon Hall Camp (back)
Mail to Cannon Hall Camp (back)
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Cannon Hall Camp, Cawthorne, Yorkshire
Polish Resettlement Corps
Beyond the Wall of China – 11 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 11 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
3DSK plaque at the Cassino Cemetery
Italy 1945-46
Joseph Drewniak
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Posing with Vera Lyn
Posing with Vera Lyn
Zbigniew Gondek
After WWII
United Kingdom
Glasgow
Polish Resettlement Corps
Tom and colleagues in Italy
Dated 7 January 1946, at Camp 215
Helen Narell
After WWII
Italy
Camp 215
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 4 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 4 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
POLISH_CLUB_1956
POLISH_CLUB_1956
Helen Bitner
Poland
Jan Fedzin Circa 1946
Jan Fedzin Circa 1946
Ken Fedzin
Polish Resettlement Corps
Beginnings of the Cassino Cemetery
Italy 1945-46
Joseph Drewniak
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Booklet of meal tickets for the officers’ hotel in Como
Booklet of meal tickets for the officers’ hotel in Como
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Italy
Como
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Wedding Janek & Jadwiga Kedzierski
Wedding of my aunt Jadwiga nee Pacewicz to Jan Kedzierski on 08.09.1945 at St John’s Roman Catholic Church, Perth. They were both stationed at Dupplin Castle, Perth. Jan Kedzierski was a Second Lieutenant, 1st Polish Corps in Scotland. He was born in Kuty, Poland, 7 Feb 1920. In the early part of the war in Scotland he served in an Officer’s Cadre Rifle Brigade. My aunt Jadwiga Pacewicz (sister to Wladyslaw) was a Sister with the Polish Red Cross and PWSK after her evacuation from exile in the USSR (deported 13th April 1940 from Rowne to Kazakhstan). She served in Teheran, Iraq, Egypt, Palestine and in 1944 was transferred to the UK where she was posted to 1 PWAS Battalion, 1 Polish Corps – to Polish General Hospital No 4 and then transferred to Polish General Hospital No 2 “SEFA” in Perth. Jadwiga and Janek Kedzierski settled in Luton, UK after the war.
Anna Pacewicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Dupplin Castle, 1st Polish Corps, Perth
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Beyond the Wall of China – 12 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 12 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Trip to the Island of Capri
Italy 1945-46
Joseph Drewniak
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 5 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 5 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Rys at Plymouth 1954
Rys at Plymouth 1954
Helen Bitner
Poland
1947 23rd August in London
1947 23rd August in London
Ken Fedzin
Polish Resettlement Corps
Exploring the Island of Capri
Italy 1945-46
Joseph Drewniak
After WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Demobilization document, page 1
Demobilization document, page 1
Helen Narell
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)