Exploring the rich multicultural history of Devon.

Okehampton Polish Naval Camp

Kazimierz Szypillo

Kazimierz Szypillo

The following summary has been written by volunteer researcher, Peter Szypko.   Kazimierz Szypillo was born in the small village of Bobrowszczyzna near Glebokie in eastern Poland on 14 March 1923. His village and Aleksander Szypko’s were ten miles apart. Although...

Aleksander Szypko

Aleksander Szypko

The following summary has been written by Aleksander's son and volunteer researcher, Peter Szypko. Aleksander Szypko was born on 24 October 1918 in the village of Maciasy, near Glebokie in eastern Poland (now part of Belarus). Although their ethnicity was Belarusian,...

Peter Skrzypczak

Peter Skrzypczak

The following summary has been written by volunteer researcher, Peter Szypko.   Peter Skrzypczak was born on 9 May 1921 in the village of Strycow in the Poznań province of Poland. His family moved to France in 1923. Although they had intended to return to Poland,...