Posts by cherryjam

cherryjam

17 Feb 2014

History / WW2 Civilian Forced Labourer [8]

Thanks again, Katheryn.

I tried contacting my father's family in Poland when he died but it was difficult because they didn't know very much English and I don't know Polish. I asked them then if they had internet access and they said they didn't. It's a shame.

cherryjam

17 Feb 2014

History / WW2 Civilian Forced Labourer [8]

Thanks for your reply, Katheryn. What you say makes sense but I found it strange that my father was the only one out of four children to not return home. They were a Catholic family as well. I have a vague memory of him saying that his brother had been sent to one side of Poland while he was sent to Germany. I'm not sure if that made a difference.

cherryjam

17 Feb 2014

History / WW2 Civilian Forced Labourer [8]

My father was fourteen when a truck came to his village and took him away. He was in a German camp and worked on a German farm. When the war finished he was told he could not return to Poland and so went to England and then Australia. Unfortunately, he died ten years ago and I never got a chance to ask him questions about his experience. He spoke of it some times and it seemed horrific. Can someone please give me a possible reason why he was told not to return to Poland? His brother was sent to a different area and he returned. Thank you.