Witold Pleciak
(Person)
Genealogy
Children: Michael Pleciak
Image Gallery
.jpg "A sea of smiling faces with some clutching prized toys. Maria Węgrzyn (back left) and Stanisława Lewandowska (back right) look over a group of their youngest charges. (l-r) Antoni Juchnowicz, Bronisław Witaszek, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Edward Wała, Julian Ośeko, Czesław Nawrocki, Stanisław Banaś, Witold Pleciak, Franciszek Szpetnar, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Bronisław Dudek, Jan Lepionka, Ryszard Tymicki (partially hidden), Ryszar…")
.jpg "Camp Commandant Major Foxley amuses the kindergarten children with a \"disappearing sixpence\" trick. (l-r) Major Foxley, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Edward Wała, Franciszek Szpetnar, Stanisław Banaś, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Kazimierz Dudek, Ryszard Tymicki, Witold Pleciak, Bronisław Witaszek, Jan Lepionka")
.jpg "Caregiver: Stanisława Lewandowska Back: (l-r) Michał Guc, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Witold Pleciak, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Bronsiław Dudek, Edward Wała, Ryszard Tymicki — Middle: (l-r) Tadeusz Tietze, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Antoni Juchnowicz, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Stanisław Banaś — Front: (l-r) Czesław Nawrocki, Julian Ośko, Franciszek Szpetnar, Marek Powierza, Jan Lepionka, Bronisław Witaszek")
.jpg "On the first day at the Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua, a New Zealand soldier carries Witold (Victor) Pleciak to the dining room")
.jpg "The youngest children growing up. — Standing: (l-r) Zygmunt Szadkowski, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Ryszard Tymicki, Bronisław Dudek, Witold Pleciak — Kneeling: (l-r) Tadeusz Tietze, Zbigniew Szymański, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Michał Guc, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Edward Wała")
.jpg "The youngest Polish children from the camp temporarily attended Marist Primary School, Palmerston North, and lived in the Linton Military Camp before relocating to the Hawera Polish Boys' Hostel for the final term of the school year, 1949. — Back: (l-r) Marian Sadowski, Krzysztof Dziegieć, Józef Jagiełło, Ludwik Głogowski, Kazimierz Krawczyk, Zdzisław Lepionka, Zdzisław Iwan, Bogusław Turski, Antoni Sarniak, Leon Zyzało, Tadeusz Rozwadowski — Middle: (l-r) Jan Makuch, Franciszek Barański, Kazim…")
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The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Witold Pleciak":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.