Gallery – Western exiles’ dilemma
Beyond the Wall of China – 16 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 16 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 1 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 1 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Beyond the Wall of China – 8 of 17
Beyond the Wall of China – 8 of 17
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Officers Validity Card (outside) for Officers Shop
Officers Validity Card (outside) for Officers Shop
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish Resettlement Corps
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)
Poles at camp at Kirkham near Preston_England
Poles at camp at Kirkham near Preston_England
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Kirkham
Polish Resettlement Corps
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)
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)
Officers Clothing Points Rationing Card (inside)
Officers Clothing Points Rationing Card (inside)
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish Resettlement Corps
Mail to Cannon Hall Camp (Front)
Mail to Cannon Hall Camp (Front)
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
United Kingdom
Cannon Hall Camp, Cawthorne, Yorkshire
Polish Resettlement Corps
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)
Officers Clothing Points Rationing Card (outside)
Officers Clothing Points Rationing Card (outside)
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
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)
Officers Validity Card (inside) for Officers Shop
Officers Validity Card (inside) for Officers Shop
Henry Sokolowski
After WWII
Poland
Polish Resettlement Corps
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)
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)
Jan Prusinski
Jan Prusinski, my Mother's father. This photo was taken in April 1946, in the UK. My Grandfather ended up settling in New Zealand.
Stan Gazdowicz
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Jagda with friends, April 1946
Other names unknown
Teresa Eckford
After WWII
Letter from Relief Society For Poles
Dated 1948. Does anybody have any links with this organisation, does it still exist?
Vanessa Tomecki
Germany
Drawing of Bower Wood Refugee Camp England
The camp in England is Bower Wood Polish Refugee Camp, near Beaconsfield, Bucks. It is shown with interesting perspective, with flowers almost as tall as the trees. This kind of perspective was also present in the other drawings, highlighting what was important at the time, in the eyes of a teenager.
Rozalia Wolczyk (Gawor)
During WWII
United Kingdom
Bower Wood Refugee Camp
UK Certificate of Registration 5
Page 8 and inside back cover
Anita Long
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
UK Certificate of Registration 4
Page 6 and 7
Anita Long
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
UK Certificate of Registration 3
Page 4 and 5
Anita Long
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
UK Certificate of Registration 2
Inside front cover and first page
Anita Long
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
UK Certificate of Registration 1
Front and back cover
Anita Long
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish Resettlement Corps
Liberated from forced labour
Józefa Jurek, probably in Germany in 1945 shortly after liberation following two years of forced labour on a farm. She was likely 18 when this picture was taken.
John Halucha
After WWII
Germany
At a DP barracks in Germany
Polish refugees who had been taken from their homes to toil in Germany for the Third Reich pose at a barracks in happier times following liberation. This photo was probably taken in 1946 or 1947. The precise location is unknown but it is likely at a camp near Hannover. Józefa Jurek is just to the right of the middle, in a high-knecked dark dress. If you know any other people or other details, please write to john.halucha@yahoo.com
John Halucha
After WWII
Evacuation from Italy to the U.K.
Polish Women's Auxiliary Army Service (PWSK) - Walentyna is on the left with her cousin Antonina next to her, and the lady on the right is unknown. Photo taken on 12 July 1946
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
Italy
Women's Army Auxiliary Service
Pomocnicza Wojskowa Służba Kobiet – page 1
Walentyna's application to join the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service (Polish Section) dated 6 December 1946. Pomocnicza Wojskowa Służba Kobiet (Polska Sekcja Przysposobienia)
Barbara Ryszkowska
After WWII
United Kingdom
Whitchurch
Women's Army Auxiliary Service