CZEKALOWSKA, Regina
8 November 1932 – 17 May 1996
Origin Nowopole, Poland
Accompanying Family Roberta (mother), Edmund (brother), Halina and Genowefa (sisters)
First settled in Perth, WA
Original Occupation Student
Occupation in Australia Nursing Sister
GENERAL W C LANGFITT
Departure Port Mombasa, Tanganyika, Tanzania
Arrival Year 1950
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Born in Poland. Deported by Russians to Siberia. After Stalin's amnesty travelled through Persia and India to UN 8 Displaced Persons Camp in Tanganyika. In 1950 (after 8 years in Africa) sailed to Perth with mother and 3 siblings. Trained as nurse and married Jan Kurak in 1959. Two daughters, Veronica (1960) and Jan (1962).
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