Scottish-Polish Connections Past and Present


1 To exchange information:
with the Polish Community
in Scotland and others
who are interested in
links between
SCOTLAND and POLAND.

2 To provide
a FORUM for current
developments in
Poland.

3 To exchange
information about Polish
events in Scotland

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I am looking for information about my father bronislaw babyszko who came to scotland with the
polish navy d.o.b 8 8 1913

Posted on Sep 29, 2008, 9:04 PM
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Voytek, the Soldier Bear.

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On behalf of a friend who is involved in getting a statue of Voytek "the soldier Bear" erected in the Scotish Borders where he was last billeted, I would be interested to hear from anyone still around who served with him. Anecdotal information would also be much appreciated, indeed any information at all!. Regards and thanks for taking the time to read this. J. Graham Brydon. (Grahambrydon@aol.com).

Posted on Sep 19, 2008, 8:10 PM
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Military rank of machinegun water carrier

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Need my granddad’s military rank

My granddad - who unfortunately I never met - was Polish and served in the Polish army around 1923 and 1926. I am trying to find out the name of his rank. All I know is that his role was to carry water around to cool down machineguns. I would appreciate to hear from someone who is familiar with the ranks of the Polish army pre-2nd WW.


Posted on Sep 19, 2008, 11:58 AM
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The Polish Exodus from Siberia to Iran 1942

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Stirling University
Pathfoot Building, D1,
Stirling, Scotland
Thurs 28th February 2008.
5.30 – 7.00 pm

The Polish Exodus from Siberia to Iran 1942

http://www.iranian.com/main/2007/lost-requiem

A Showing of the documentary
“Lost Requiem” by Khosrow Sinai

Introduced by Ryszard Antolak

An episode of history all but erased from public memory.

In 1942, 150,000 Polish men, women and children, recently released from the Soviet work camps of Siberia, were allowed to enter Iran via the Caspian port of Pahlavi (Anzali). Within weeks of their arrival, thousands were dead. For the others, their lives were never the same again.


Iranian documentary film in English, Polish abd Farsi.
First Showing in UK.
Free.


Posted on Feb 9, 2008, 6:30 PM
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Oral History Maczek Documentary

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I am a student at the school of arts, Sint Joost (www.stjoost.nl) in Breda the Netherlands. Currently iam doing a research for my next documentary about General Maczek.

I am trying to find information about the period he spent in Edinburgh after the war (1947-1992).

For example:
- is it true he worked as a bartender in a hotel? Does this hotel still
exist? Who was the owner of the hotel?
- where did Maczek live? What street?
- are there people in Edinburgh available who were close to Maczek in this
period? People that knew him personally?
- are his memoires (Od podwody do czo³ga) translated in english?
- etc...

I hope someone will help me, because its hard to find some good information about his Edinburgh period.

Greetings,
Ronald


Posted on Oct 12, 2007, 4:34 PM
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your documentary

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I have just found this site and saw your message re Gn Maczek. I assume you were given all the nformation you needed but if not please let me know as I met the him many years ago - when he was a bar tender, and my late father-in-law used to chat with him quite frequently. my husband also remembers him.

Posted on Feb 25, 2008, 8:44 PM
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chess players wanted

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Hi I am a member of Musselburgh chess club and the new season is coming soon and I just wanted to invite anyone who plays chess along to our chess club we have a range of chess players some good and some not so good and some in between if you fancy a game come along on a tuesday for a friendly game we meet at the store club in Musselburgh which is just past the Ship Inn and opposite the Ravelston Hotel our address is 253 north high street.

http://musselburghchessclub.googlepages.com/home

Posted on Oct 6, 2007, 1:39 AM
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Tracing my Polish roots

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My father, Edmund Paul Chyla, was born in Gydnia, Poland on 27th April 1907. I believe he was married in Poland and had four children. He was interred in a concentration camp for some time during the second world war, escaped and arrived in the UK via Belgium and fought in the Polish Free Army.

I never knew what happened to his family in Poland.

I know that he would never have divorced his Polish wife, and would not have her presumed dead to enable him to marry my mother.

My mother died in 1972 and my father died in 1979.

I feel a space in my life because I can't get any answers to the questions I have with regard to my Polish connections and don't know where to start looking or asking.

Posted on Sep 7, 2007, 11:47 AM
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Suggestions

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Try the Polish Army in Exile records at APC Polish Enquiries, Building 28B, RAF Northolt, Westend Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 6NG; email, polishastdisoff@northolt.raf.mod, giving as much detail as you can on your father's unit and dates of service. Also enter Polish Army in Exile records on Google for other websites. Good luck.

Posted on Sep 10, 2007, 2:12 PM
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jan siedlecki

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Hello,
Searching for information on my father,Jan Siedlecki who was in the 1st polish para.,
He was born in Brest ,( now in Belarus.)in 1919 He was badly wounded in arnhem but managed to survive.He returned to Scotland and married my mother in 1944.
As my parents split up when I was young I never got the chance to talk to him about his time in the Polish Parachute Brigade.Ido know he was a mechanic and his rank was corporal.
Any information would be gratfully received.

Posted on Aug 31, 2007, 11:41 AM
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Art Exhibition Inverness

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Hullo All those of you interested in Polish folk tales, I am a textile artist and story teller and on July 17-18th, Dr Black Memorial Hall, Riverside, in Inverness you have a unique opportunity to see my personal interpretation through my work, of The Trumpeter of Krackow, Queen of the Baltic, Hejnal and many other well loved tales. I will be there to explain my work and provide Polish refreshments. Further details on www.spanglefish/abhras.com

Posted on Jun 22, 2007, 1:16 PM
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Help needed in making a short film

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I am making a short film at the moment and wonder if anyone here would be interested in participating.

The film is about the experiences of people when they arrive and settle in this country – but the story is told by their children or even their grandchildren.

The children or grandchildren don’t need to know why or how they ended up in Scotland, but they will be encouraged to talk a little about some aspects of their early life here.

How their parents or grandparents coped with things like the weather, the people, housing, shops, school etc, etc.

I understand that these children may also be very grown up now and I will be happy to talk to either men or women, or older children – the only stipulation I have is that they should have been born in Scotland.

It is a short film of around 10mins, so I am only looking for snippets of information. This will then be added together so that several people are seen to tell the story of how they came to settle here – the idea being that one person’s journey is essentially the same as the next person.

I would be very grateful of any help you may be able to give and would ask that you pass my contact details to anyone you think may be interested in participating.


Jerry Brannigan

jerry@passengerproductions.co.uk

Posted on May 26, 2007, 8:47 AM
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