POGA, Ansis Arvids
11 March 1921 – 30 April 2004
Origin Jelgava, Riga, Latvia
First settled in Swanbourne Camp, WA
Original Occupation Radio/Electrical factory V.E.F Riga
Occupation in Australia Jeweller/Watchmaker
GENERAL STUART HEINTZELMAN
Departure Port Germany
Arrival Year 1947
Fremantle
35 panel
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Ansis Poga, after arriving in WA went to Tasmania to live. He left Germany on the very first ship of displaced persons. Ansis married and had eight children. He was a jeweller/watchmaker. He moved back to Perth to live with his family in 1975.
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Visitor Submitted Comments
Lovely to see my Fathers name on the Welcome Wall. He was ever grateful for his new life in Australia.
Wed 20 Nov 2013
The wife of Ansis Poga passed away on July 5, 2015.
May the soul of Judith Emmeline Poga rest in peace.
Sun 30 Aug 2015
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