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Ships and Passenger Lists of Polish WW2 DPs arriving from Africa and Europe |
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The majority of displaced Polish nationals arrived in the UK by sea in ships listed below and in most cases their names can be found on each ship's passenger list. There are at least 3 sailings where the ship's manifest states the number of aliens that sailed but the actual passenger list is missing, . There were also at least 15 overland transports by rail from Italy which carried over 4000, mainly women and children, from camps in Trani and Barlette. So far no passenger list for those evacuees has been found. Most of the medical staff and equipment from Polish field hospitals in those areas also made their way to the UK either by train or ship. I have been unable to find lists of Polish troops arriving in the UK. Civilian records to which I have access simply state that a contingent of so many troops sailed but there are no nominal lists, presumably, these will be held by the Ministry of Defence and I have yet to find them. |
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Many of the images courtesy "Photoship Pictures Website" |
SHIPS ARRIVING IN SOUTHAMPTON |
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CARNARVON CASTLE |
March 8th 1948 |
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994 Adults and 208 Children |
PASSENGER LIST MISSING. |
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SHIPS ARRIVING IN LIVERPOOL |
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SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA |
August 16th1946 |
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PASSENGER LIST |
plus1844 Polish troops not on list. |
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DUCHESS OF BEDFORD |
July 28th 1946 |
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3082 Polish Forces from Naples no list |
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ORDUNDA |
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October 14th 1947 |
November12th 1947 |
December 4th 1947 |
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PASSENGER LIST |
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ESPERANCE BAY |
from Durban via Capetown and New York to Liverpool on March 26th 1943 with 141 Polish National recruits from Argentina, Brazil.and Uruguay |
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LLANGIBBY CASTLE |
From Gibraltar to Liverpool 13th January 1943 Polish Recruits |
PASSENGER LIST |
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ORDUNA |
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20th February 1945 Bombay to Liverpool with 37 Polish Merchant Navy Cadets |
PASSENGER LIST |
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SHIPS ARRIVING IN HULL |
LONDON |
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SS LLANGIBBY CASTLE |
Octobrt 8th 1947 |
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SS LLANDOVERY CASTLE |
June 15th 1949 |
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SS LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE |
November14th 1949 |
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PASSENGER LISTS |
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SHIPS ARRIVING IN GLASGOW |
SS LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE |
October 3rd 1941 |
List includes Polish Air Force travelling from ARCHANGEL |
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CILICIA |
sailing from Naples to Glasgow, |
arriving on 1st August 1946 with Polish soldiers |
No List |
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