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Name: Krystyna Tomaszewicz
Maiden Name: Kuchcicka
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Gender: Female
Date of birth: 1925-09-07
Place of birth: Poland, Lwowskie, Lwów miasto, Lwow
Did this person die during World War ll?: No
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Fathers given name: Wladyslaw
Entry ID: 149866 Mothers given name: Wanda
Mothers maiden name: Kmiżatko
Given name of spouse: Jan
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Given name(s) of children: Ryszard
Description: Mother came from a farm in Jaslo near Zaleszczyki in Tarnopol region. Krystyna has 2 sisters (Irka and Nuska) and a brother. Father fought in WWI and Polish-Russian war of 1920, then worked as border guard on the Polish Hungarian border. Before the onset of WWII he was a policeman in Lwow. When war broke out, he enlisted in the Army and was wounded soon after, so he returned to Lwow.
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Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll

Residence at the outbreak of WWll: Poland, Lwowskie, Lwów miasto, Lwow,
Kresy Inhabitant Status: Kresy inhabitant for several generations
Ethnicity: Polish
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Occupation at the outbreak of WWll: Student in 2nd year of high school
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FROM: yyyy mm dd To: yyyy mm dd To: Soviet socialist republic Oblast Locality
1940 06 28 1941 09 00 Russian SFSR Archangielska oblast'

Other Information: Her parents, her brother and Krystyna all had to work.

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Civilian Camp in the Middle East: Pahlevi
Civilian Camp in India: Valivade
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Please provide information if none of the preceding apply: 1942-1943: Pahlevi, Teheran, Isfahan, Ahwaz (Persia); 1943-1947: Malir and Valivade (India).

Residence After 1945

Country State District Locality Nearest large city Description
Canada Toronto/Mississauga She and her sisters all married Polish Air Force veterans and ended up living in Toronto - their brother and their parents also came to Canada
United Kingdom Melton Mowbray

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