Polish Units In Britain - Page 2

Owen · 04-07-2007, 01:49 PM

Jackie what dates was he on that ship?
Article about it's captain here.
StefanBatoryOceanLiner

photo here of the ship.
Image:Polish destroyer Slazak.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Which was originally HMS Bedale. It was commissioned to the Polish Navy in April '42.
ORP ÅšlÄ…zak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There was a Polish destroyer of that name built 1936 but different ship entirely.
Torpedowce polskie

jackie · 04-07-2007, 01:56 PM

The Slazak was originally a British ship called HMS Bedale -it was commisioned by the Polish Navy.

jackie · 04-07-2007, 01:58 PM

HI Kyt
My Polish is pretty non existant!!! Although I using the web I have translated some info from one of his service records but it was a slow and arduious task and even so I'm not sure how much sense I've made of it!!!
Jackie

jackie · 04-07-2007, 02:04 PM

Thanks OWen- I think he was on it from about 1943 (wish I could speak Polish- I'd be able to make more sense of the records I've got then!)

Owen · 04-07-2007, 02:12 PM

Sorry not much help but just found this.
Polish Navy Homepage 1939-1947

Operational info >>>here.<<<

Spent alot of time in the Med in '43 then off Sword beach on D-Day.

Kyt · 05-07-2007, 01:50 PM

Jackie, I've been working on translating the site I posted earlier Niszczyciel eskortowy ORP "¦L¡ZAK" and will post it when I've made more sense of it (which is probably minimal because the translator isn't brilliant). But the site is good for giving most of the ship's activities.

marek_pk · 05-07-2007, 02:19 PM

Niszczyciel eskortowy ORP "¦L¡ZAK"

Looks like it survived till 1979 when it was scrapped.

jackie · 08-07-2007, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marek_pk

Niszczyciel eskortowy ORP "¦L¡ZAK"

Looks like it survived till 1979 when it was scrapped.

HI KYT and Marek
Thanks for that info- some of the web sites you mentioned are really good and have lots of interesting stuff on them.
Thanks again Jackie

Lucyna Artymiuk · 23-07-2007, 03:32 AM

Hi

I rrun a yahoo group for descendants of Polish airmen

I invite you to join this group and website created by children of former members of the Polish 300 Bomber Squadron based in UK during World War 2

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/300polishsquadron/

This yahoo group is a result of the recent contact I made with other children of former members of 300 and other polish squadrons. We have exchanged photos, stories, our fathers experiences. I have created this yahoo group as a forum where others can join this interaction. We will post
photos, documents and links gradually - and invite you to do so as well. Please introduce yourself, details of your fathers/family members service record (if known) and your interest in this group when you join and please
promote this yahoo group to others who may be interested.

Let us cherish and honour our fathers' or family member's memory. Let them not be forgotten heroes. LEST WE FORGET.

Czesc ich pamieci (Honour to their memory)

Lucyna ARtymiuk
Melbourne, Australia

04-07-2007, 01:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,464	Jackie what dates was he on that ship? Article about it's captain here. StefanBatoryOceanLiner photo here of the ship. Image:Polish destroyer Slazak.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Which was originally HMS Bedale. It was commissioned to the Polish Navy in April '42. ORP ÅšlÄ…zak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There was a Polish destroyer of that name built 1936 but different ship entirely. Torpedowce polskie Last edited by Owen; 04-07-2007 at 02:00 PM.

04-07-2007, 02:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,464	Sorry not much help but just found this. Polish Navy Homepage 1939-1947 Operational info >>>here.<<< Spent alot of time in the Med in '43 then off Sword beach on D-Day. Last edited by Owen; 04-07-2007 at 02:14 PM.

05-07-2007, 01:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Jackie, I've been working on translating the site I posted earlier Niszczyciel eskortowy ORP "¦L¡ZAK" and will post it when I've made more sense of it (which is probably minimal because the translator isn't brilliant). But the site is good for giving most of the ship's activities. __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

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04-07-2007, 01:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
jackie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18	The Slazak was originally a British ship called HMS Bedale -it was commisioned by the Polish Navy.

04-07-2007, 01:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
jackie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18	HI Kyt My Polish is pretty non existant!!! Although I using the web I have translated some info from one of his service records but it was a slow and arduious task and even so I'm not sure how much sense I've made of it!!! Jackie

04-07-2007, 02:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
jackie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18	Thanks OWen- I think he was on it from about 1943 (wish I could speak Polish- I'd be able to make more sense of the records I've got then!)

05-07-2007, 02:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
marek_pk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Middlesex, UK Posts: 158	Niszczyciel eskortowy ORP "¦L¡ZAK" Looks like it survived till 1979 when it was scrapped.

23-07-2007, 03:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
Lucyna Artymiuk Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	Hi I rrun a yahoo group for descendants of Polish airmen I invite you to join this group and website created by children of former members of the Polish 300 Bomber Squadron based in UK during World War 2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/300polishsquadron/ This yahoo group is a result of the recent contact I made with other children of former members of 300 and other polish squadrons. We have exchanged photos, stories, our fathers experiences. I have created this yahoo group as a forum where others can join this interaction. We will post photos, documents and links gradually - and invite you to do so as well. Please introduce yourself, details of your fathers/family members service record (if known) and your interest in this group when you join and please promote this yahoo group to others who may be interested. Let us cherish and honour our fathers' or family member's memory. Let them not be forgotten heroes. LEST WE FORGET. Czesc ich pamieci (Honour to their memory) Lucyna ARtymiuk Melbourne, Australia

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