Genealogy / Polish Soldiers Dunblane, Scotland WW2 [16]

it was a family rumour, one which most of us discounted as just that - the DNA test was only done as apart of a genealogy search, and not specifically to prove or disprove the rumour - my father also had a dna test , which didn't give such a surprise as this one

Genealogy / Polish Soldiers Dunblane, Scotland WW2 [16]

fantastic, thanks Atch - ive put a post on that thread also

the amusing thing for my family and i is having to redo the family tree now....my niece has been studying our genealogy for several years, and its all out the window now for one line....

Genealogy / Does anyone have any relatives who served with 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Maczek) [310]

hi,

my family and i have just found out, via a DNA test that my mother is actually half polish, the result of an illicit affair between my grandmother and a polish soldier stationed in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland in 1942 - there were always rumours, but these were discounted (my mother is the 7th child of 12).

that makes me 1/4 polish, which is a strange thing to find out at 49 years old, and always though i was 100% Scottish....;)

im keen to find out more about the unit that was stationed in Dunblane around that period - anyone know details please?

thanks

Genealogy / Polish Soldiers Dunblane, Scotland WW2 [16]

many thanks for this information Atch - im going to look further into this, and appreciate the details you provided