GADEK Family
11 January 1925 – 1 April 1989
Born 9 June 1923
Origin Klaj & Raclawice, Poland
Accompanying Family Their daughter Jozefa (born in Haltern Germany in 1946)
First settled in Northam, WA
Occupation in Australia Worked in the WA Railways
GENERAL M L HERSEY
Departure Port Germany
Arrival Year 1950
Fremantle
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Jozef and Antonina Gadek (nee Wadowska) were taken from their homes in Poland by the German Army to work on German farms and factories. Learning their family was dead they migrated to start a new life in Australia.
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No choice of going back home my parents were forced to immigrate to Australia. Lived in Northam where two more daughters were born. The eldest daughter born in Germany, was four when the family came to Fremantle in November 1950.
Not learning that their family was dead but fearing that their family was dead Red Cross Australia found the family in the 60's. Mum and Dad went back twice. Dad died in 1989 and Antonina is now living in Leeming WA
Her three daughters all married, Toni is now Great Babcia to 11 great grandchildren! Her longing for Home has never waivered, now 87 with Dementia she talks of Poland as home!
Sun 22 May 2011
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