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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: whiterussian737 on Saturday 17 September 16 21:54 BST (UK)
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Hi I am trying to trace my fathers roots Voldymyr Fedeczko from his last known connection to his home town in Lvov Western Ukraine, following the WW2. As far as I know, he was captured by the allied forces and held POW in Rimini camp. He was transferred to Langar Nottinghamshire United Kingdom late 1940s, 1945-1947? Does any one have any connections to these places or events with possible photos from their ancestors. I would be grateful for any help
Thank you
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Hiya Whiterussian
my father in law was also captured in Rimini - he was born in Rogatyn near Lvov .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Galician)
when you say Lvov in the Ukraine you will probably find that Voldymyr was born in a small village in that location .
try www.geneanet.org
put the surname fedeczko - no first name or country and then search
there is also a Genealogy link on www.ukraine.com ..register for free and when accepted go down the left hand column and look for genealogy - click - and then read through some of the threads and you will then get an idea how to word your request to Ukranian members on that site who speak English ...a member named Hanniah helped me considerably..
good luck :)
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http://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?go=1&nom=fedeczko&prenom=&prenom_operateur=or&with_variantes_nom=&with_variantes_nom_conjoint=&with_variantes_prenom=&with_variantes_prenom_conjoint=&size=10
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Thank you for your trouble and reply. I have taken those steps but got very little information. I believe the place my father lived or was born was a place called Chanyzh. I've searched but I can find nothing at all in records there. I am a member at Ukraine.com and have communicated with Hannia. She gave me some guidance but it all came to nothing. Thought I'd try this site.
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Hi whiterussian737,
I too am searching for a Ukrainian man, who I believe was held at the Victoria Camp in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England after WW2. I do know that many of the Ukrainians held at Rimini Camp were sent to Victoria Camp as they were members of the 14th Galician Division. The man I am looking for was possibly from Kremenets in West Ukraine. If you do come across any useful information please share it with me and I will do likewise if you wish?
Regards,
Ali
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Rimini Displaced Persons' Camp - in Italy
http://www.dpcamps.org/rimini.html
Just adding this link with photographs of Ukraninan men in the Rimini POW camp
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Have you tried to contact Michael Melnyk who is the historian of the 14th Ukrainian Division ? He is the son of a member and I believe he is in Norwich. He has amassed a vast archive concerning Ukrainian soldiers of the unit and may be able to point you towards accessing wartime records of your relatives. The German records for volunteer soldiers were quite detailed and often named both mother and father of the soldier and definitely a precise place of birth.
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My Father Jaroslaw Fischer was at the POW camp in Rimini (1945-1947). He was transferred to England and worked as a Nurse. Not sure where the training was received, perhaps at the camp. Where I assume he learned English as well. I believe I have a sibling in England (Mother's first name was Edna, not sure of the last, never married her) It would be interesting to find my sibling.
He worked at the following:
England (1947 - 1953)
231st Station Hospital (Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk)
White Lodge Hospital (Newmarket Hospital, Suffolk)
Winchfield Hospital (Hartley Wintney Union Workhouse)
1 Luxborough Street, Marylebone, London W1
Queen Square , London, WC1N 3BG
He was born in Nadvirna, Prykarpattia, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine
Parents Georg and Emilia (maiden Polatajko) Fischer
Attached is an addressed to him from a friend at another camp in Aschaffenburg, in Germany.
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Hi ...my grandad was pow in rimini ...he was from holyn in west Ukraine.. came over and ended up in a pow camp in wellingore Lincolnshire.
He's a wasyliw
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Hi all interested in the Ukrainian POW’s Rimini camp WW2
I found a site with ex soldiers of 1st Ukrainian Division and managed to find what I believe to be my fathes’s record.
Michael
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Hi i Stefan soroczyn my father Michael Soroczyn born in Coropets Ukraine on 01/09/1922 he was in Riminy he is shown on the list . He came to England and was placed at the Langar camp i have a few photos of him at the langar camp 1949 and one or two i think are in riminy i have come across one photo which clearly shows him in a camp hospital i think is riminy the photo shows others that i can place at langar in Nottingham as well. I am looking for some help getting more information about my dad i am in touch now with my dads family in coropets Ukraine and now plan to visit them next summer.
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Hey whiterussian737 what site did you use to find your father's records?