The Invergordon Archive
No: 1894 Contributor: Peter Redzimski Year: 1947
Polish camp at Invergordon (1947ish)
I have found your archive very interesting. Thank you.
My father, Edmund Redzimski, was stationed at the Polish army camp in Invergordon between 1945 and 1947 when he was demobbed.
He was one of the many "Displaced Persons" at the end of WW2. He was processed in 1945 and given the option to return to Poland or join the Polish army in Scotland. He chose Scotland.
When he was demobbed, he went to London where he met my mother, an Irish girl. They married in 1950. He wasn't able to visit Poland to see his 2 brothers until 1975. He died in 2001.
This is the second of two photos which I believe are from this period. He's in the back row - 7th from left - in this picture.
View Large VersionPicture added on 10 January 2025 at 17:29
Hi Peter, nice picture..was your father in the 25th infantry?..I think the picture was taken elsewhere as the large Nissan Hut in background doesn't fit in. The crest is different than the one at Invergordon, see picture #82 which shows the types of huts at Invergordon
Added by Harry O'Neill on 11 January 2025
Sorry for the delayed reply. I only have scraps of information that he told my mother before he died. He mentioned Invergordon and Galashiels so I'll have to keep looking...
Added by Peter Redzimski on 20 October 2025
OK, good luck, as I mentioned if he was with the 25th infantry, he could have been at Invergordon and then elsewhere...
Added by Harry O'Neill on 20 October 2025
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