Personal Details

Name: Alina Byrska
Maiden Name: Wojewódzka
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Gender: Female
Date of birth: 1926-
Place of birth: Poland,
Did this person die during World War ll?: No
Date of death: 2009-
Place of death: United States
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Description: Unfortunately the attached BIO does not provide names of family members, names of places, or even which military force the twins enlisted and served in. The BIO also does not provide information on whether their mother survived the deportation, or what happened to their father. It is assumed there were no other siblings. It is assumed from the look of the uniforms they are wearing on the photo that they eventually joined the Polish Air Force in the UK.
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Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll

Residence at the outbreak of WWll: Poland, Białostockie, Wołkowysk,
Kresy Inhabitant Status: Kresy inhabitant for several generations
Ethnicity: Polish
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Occupation at the outbreak of WWll: Teenager
Military status at the outbreak of WWll: Not Applicable
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Deportations and Repressions

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1941 09 00 1942 00 00 Kazakh SSR Siewierokazachska oblast'
1941 09 00 1942 00 00 Uzbek SSR

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Women's Air Force Auxiliary Service
Young Women Volunteers in Ain-Karem
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Other Information: Wrote schoolchild essay in 1942 in the Middle East about being deported to Siberia - at Hoover Institute, Stanford University. Folder 121.2 "Szkoła Młodszych Ochotniczek" (girl volunteers school).
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Civilian Camp in the Middle East: Pahlevi
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Please provide information if none of the preceding apply: Spent 3 years in Persia (Iran), Iraq and Palestine

Residence After 1945

Country State District Locality Nearest large city Description
United States Washington Seatle
United Kingdom Merseyside Liverpool

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