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Free Polish navy Orp Dragon
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Richard | Report | 13 Aug 2013 22:10 |
looking for info on a possible crew member of the Orp Dragon a Jan Staczek possible name |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 14 Aug 2013 11:31 |
hello Richard - welcome to the boards - do you have any relevant dates here? What else do you know about Jan - did he ever live in the UK? |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 14 Aug 2013 12:49 |
Is this the Operation you mean or was it a vessel? |
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Dea | Report | 14 Aug 2013 13:21 |
It was a Ship Det - info here: |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 14 Aug 2013 16:29 |
LOL - well, I did have second thoughts after posting and running! :-D |
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Richard | Report | 14 Aug 2013 20:44 |
Orp Dragon was a ship given to the Polish by the British to form a Navy. |
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Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend | Report | 14 Aug 2013 21:13 |
This is a complete guess will MP the original which states Jan is a seaman |
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Richard | Report | 16 Aug 2013 10:01 |
Thanks Lesley, but I think he was older. more like 40 in 1943. I will keep looking, and maybe one day he will turn up. |
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Richard | Report | 16 Aug 2013 10:01 |
Thanks Lesley, but I think he was older. more like 40 in 1943. I will keep looking, and maybe one day he will turn up. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Aug 2013 11:30 |
???????? |
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Richard | Report | 16 Aug 2013 20:03 |
Thank Ann thats really really interesting..I have to do a bit more digging at the Sikorski museum here in London then a bit more ,but this gent fits the name and age |