Stanislaw Kocinierski - Mom sick in India
Describing how his mother became ill in India and was hospitalized, while he and his sister were sent to the orphanage. When his mother was better, they were sent to …
Leokadia (Muchowska) Opioła - Girl Guides in India
Describing her experiences as a Girl Guide in India, and having to spend 3 days on her own in the jungle to earn the 3 Feathers Badge.
Roger Scazighino - Orphanage to Bombay
Describing how his mother was convinced to send them to India, and their overland trip by lorry from Uzbekistan to India.
Roger Scazighino - Getting from India to Teheran
Describing the problems their mother had in getting them from India to Teheran.
Dioniza (Gradzik) Choros - Ship from Bombay to NZ
Dioniza describes the sea voyage on the ship, General Randall.
Jadwiga (Wojniłowicz) Zawadzińska - Daily life in the camp
Jadwiga (Wojniłowicz) Zawadzińska - Polish Hospital
Jadwiga (Wojniłowicz) Zawadzińska - English Lessons
Jadwiga (Wojniłowicz) Zawadzińska - Polish Church
Jadwiga (Wojniłowicz) Zawadzińska - Polish Refugee camp in Valivade, India - high school
Ryszard Lange - Ship crossing to Karachi
Describing how rough the crossing was to Karachi, including repeated evacuation drills that took place in the middle of the night.
Jan Kołodziński - From Isfahan to India on ship called Sonjay
Jan explains how they traveled from Isfahan, then boarded the ship for India, and an incident on board regarding washing the decks.
Maria (Tarasiewicz) van der Linden - Camp life in Balachadi
Maria describes the daily routines at the camp.
Maria (Tarasiewicz) van der Linden - Children unloaded from ship in India
Maria describes the terrifying way they were unloaded from the ship in India.
Józek Jagiełło - Endless Food
Jozef describes the crossing to New Zealand and how food was available to them around the clock. They were thrilled to take advantage of every morsel they could get.
Józek Jagiełło - Ship to Bombay
Jozef describes the crossing to Bombay and how incredibly hot it was on the ship
Stanisław Migut - Evacuation to Africa