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Letter from Antonia Rasiowna to Julian Stryjak, notifying him of the death of his wife three years earlier, along with a confirmation letter from Polish Red Cross, dated 3 January 1944 Letter from Polish Red Cross
1944-01-03
Polish History Museum
Warszawa, Poland
After the war, thousands of people had no information about their nearest and dearest. Civilian and military organisations helped to search for and reunite families. The Polish Red Cross was at the forefront in providing this sort of help to Polish nationals.
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- Title: Letter from Antonia Rasiowna to Julian Stryjak, notifying him of the death of his wife three years earlier, along with a confirmation letter from Polish Red Cross, dated 3 January 1944 Letter from Polish Red Cross
- Date: 1944-01-03
- Location: London
- Transcript:3 January 1944. The Polish Red Cross has the sad duty of announcing that the Jerusalem Office has sent us the following message for you: "We ask you to notify Antonina Rasiowna P.O.B. 260/999, that Ms Irena Stryjak, whom she has been seeking, according to the information received from Ms Irena Rychlicka, died in her presence of general exhaustion, anaemia and tuberculosis on 17 July 1942 in Guzar, and was buried there. The death certificate is located in the Polish Army in the East Priesthood. The address of Ms Rychlicka: Polish Forces M.E. 233".Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Original Source: private collection of Barbara Stryjak, private collection of Barbara Stryjak
- Credit: Barbara Stryjak
- Collection: Stryjak family
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