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Subject: Re: Refugee from Poland
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 14:53:35 EDT


In a message dated 28/05/2003 19:29:50 GMT Daylight Time,
writes:

> Hi Ann,
>
> My grandparents came over from poland after the war, I have passports,
> identity cards, would the MOD be able to help me find out more information
> on them?. They both fought at Monte Cassino, and were given a medal and
> certificate from the pope.
>
> Regards
>
> Jenny
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ann Sadler [mailto:]
> Sent: 28 May 2003 10:30
> To:
> Subject: RE: Refugee from Poland
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> There are various Polish clubs/organisations in London who might be able to
> help. The person in question would no doubt be classed, as my mother in law
> was, as a displaced person and may or may not have applied for British
> citizenship, however, they may not have done. My mother in law assumed that
> she automatically had become a British citizen, which actually wasn't the
> case as we discovered 8 years ago, she then applied for British citizenship.
> During the war years and for some time afterwards she had to go to the local
> police station on a fairly regular basis to 'sign in'. It will possibly
> depend on which part of Poland they were from, my mother in law being from
> the part of Poland which is now Ukraine, but after the war was part of the
> USSR.
>
> The other factor you can consider is whether the person concerned may have
> joined the Free Polish Army or Air Force. If they were part of the Air Force
> I may be able to help you as I do a fair bit of RAF research myself and have
> a Polish Air Force contact.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ann Sadler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris [mailto:]
> Sent: 27 May 2003 20:44
> To:
> Subject: Refugee from Poland
>
> Hi,
> Can any of you nice people suggest where I might find details of
> someone who escaped from Poland in 1940 and came to England?
>
> Chris Hutton
>

The support groups for Poles who escaped are almost always called the White
Eagle Club or similar. I know there is one in Balham High Road because I had
to visit it some years back. ISTRT there is another one in Canada. Try Google
on "White Eagle" and you should be able to find someone who can help.

Eric W

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