WACHOWSKI, Kazimierz

16 February 1921 – 21 March 1982

Origin Lopienno, Poznan, Poland
Accompanying Family Nil
First settled in Yornup, Western Australia
Original Occupation Motor Transport Driver
Occupation in Australia Bus Driver

ASTURIAS

Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1948

Fremantle

450 panel

Read their story

Fled Giermakowka, Poland 13/3/39, Siberia work camp (2yrs), left family behind, Tehran, Baghdad, Palestine (6mths), Karachi (2mths), Bombay, Durban, Cape Town, Buenosaires. Torpedoed in Atlantic 13/3/43. Three days in water, rescued to Liverpool 21/4/43. Joined Polish Airforce. Based Dunholme RAF Lincolnshire 5½ yrs. Migrated 26/10/48 to Freo. Conscripted to timber mill Yornup 2½ years. Perth.

Share

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share this

Visitor Submitted Comments

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Attach files to this comment
Changes made to the attachments are not permanent until you save this post. Files must be smaller than 10 MB and have one of the following extensions: jpg jpeg gif png bmp.