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
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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.
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