Gallery – Western exiles’ dilemma
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)
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)
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)
Beyond the Wall of China – 10 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 10 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 9 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 9 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Do wszystkich członków Polskich Sił Zbrojnych
Writing from Ernest Bevan (British Army) urging Polish soldiers to return home to help rebuild Poland. Second part of pamplet explains how soldiers will be treated on returning home.
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Authentic write up of the agreement to serve in the Permanent Army
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Front Cover
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Inner cover of Soldier's Service and Pay Book
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Details of Adolf Smolnicki. In addition, it shows the date of demobilisation.
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Page showing 'Particulars of Training'
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Record of Specialist Employment while serving
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Medical Classification and Vaccinations
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Protective Innoculations and Particulars of New Dentures supplied to Adolf.
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
Camp name written by hand on the last page of book: Whitney Camp, Godalming, Surrey, England
Irena Lowe
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
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)
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)
Jadzia Kedzierska and son
Jadwiga Kedzierska (nee Pacewicz) with son - Witold or Wojtek? Jadzia married 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
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Kedzierski family
Jadwiga Kedzierska (nee Pacewicz), husband Janek Kedzierski with son Witold 1948. Jadzia married 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
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Helena (Pateluch) Moroz
Photo taken shortly after her arrival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Helena (Pateluch) Moroz
Photo taken shortly after her arrival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Tola, on arriving in the UK
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Jan in Scotland, wearing his medals
Jan in Scotland, wearing his medals
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Jan in Scotland, wearing his medals
Jan in Scotland, wearing his medals
Helena Moroz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 1st Corps in Europe (Gen. Maczek)
Attestation that Wladyslaw Grabowski was in the Polish Army
I found this with lots of other papers that my father had saved.
Peter Grabowski
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Attestation that Wladyslaw Grabowski was in the Polish Army
I found this with lots of other papers that my father had saved.
Peter Grabowski
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Message in Italian
A message from "Baldo", written on the back of the previous photo
Peter Grabowski
After WWII
Message in Italian
A message from "Baldo", written on the back of the previous photo
Peter Grabowski
After WWII
Wladyslaw’s Italian friend, Baldo
I think that this is my father's friend "Baldo" - The next photo shows the wording on the back of this photo.
Peter Grabowski
After WWII