Wiktor (Victor) Rozycki
| Town/City | Toowoomba |
|---|---|
| First name | Wiktor (Victor) |
| Last name | Rozycki |
| Country of Origin | Poland |
| Date of Birth | 9/1/2020 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1950 |
| Submitted by | Enid Rub |
Story
At age 20 Wiktor was conscripted into the German army. He really had no choice because his parents would have been interred in a labour camp. Wiktor emigrated from Denmark where he had been a refugee after the war, together with his wife Aniela, and little son Edward. In Poland he was a qualified Fitter & Turner.
They came out on a ship. When Wiktor arrived in Australia he had one small suitcase, and was wearing shoes which had large holes in them.
The family was immediately sent to a refugee camp at Greta for a while, before Wiktor was sent to Townsville to work on the Burdeken irrigation scheme. This was the beginning of the family breakup. After some time he went to work in the Railway workshops in Townsville as a fitter and turner.
Wiktor remarried in 1957; had five children and died in 1992.