¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHello People:
??? I've been a
member of this group for a few months and I never had a chance to post a
message, due to Christmas and moving, getting hooked up to the internet again,
my brand new computer was laid to rest, the hard drive died, and the list goes
on.
??? First I
just like to thank the people who thought up the idea of this web site, my
father who passed away this year would have been very proud that we think enough
of our fore fathers, that we do not let their memories
die.
??? When my
father passed away he left his medals and some personal papers to me, I was
fortunate enough that a lot of his original papers are intacted. I was hoping
that someone out there could help me with some of the information on my fathers'
Certificate of Demobilization, it is hard to understand the writing, it was
issued in "Predappio Italy on Oct. 15, 1946." I cannot find that name on the
map.??I have only four of his medals, on the same certificate on part
14 under decorations they are listed as follows,"Br.K.Z.zM., K.M.C.,
G.W.1939/45., G.IT., B.C.M.S., C.MONTE CAS., The 1939/45 STAR, IT STAR." In part
18 and 19 it states that he was demobilized from the Polish Forces abroad on
Nov. 13 1946 and transfered to Service Territorial. I'm getting a little ahead
of myself, the questions I was asking, what are the medals that are listed and
what was "Service Territorial"? And finally my dads' place of birth is listed as
"Karlowicze pawii Rohiczyn waj: Polesie Polska" and to top it off I cannot find
that on the map.
??? Looking
back and trying to imagin what my father went through by being deported to
Siberia and fighting with the British, one would think that coming to Canada
would be his first real taste of living in a free country, I thought so, until I
ran across a wallet size docuement with my dads name on it ,??it reads
"Department of Labour Canada. This is to certify that Polish Veteran?Leon
Bancarz has discharged the undertaking made with the Government of Canada to
remain in specified employment for a fixed period of time upon admission to
Canada. Dated Aug.22/49. Its signed by the minister of Labour and the Deputy
Minister, I remember that my dad told me one time that he had to work on a farm
in Quebec for two years in order to stay in Canada, my mother had to work on a
farm also she also had no choice, but in her case she was deported to Germany,
from Poland. So if anyone out there can help me? Thank
you.?
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God Bless,
Gary.??????????????????????????
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