I have been asked by a friend to see if I can find anything out about his father who was originally from the Ukraine. I will not post his names as I have not yet received the okay to do this from my friend.
The only information he has is that his father was born in the Ukraine and came over to the UK in the late 1940s. Apparently the father had spent the war in Germany (perhaps as forced labour??) and then came to Scotland and then on to Bury where he met a local girl and married, the product of which was my friend. He knows very very little of his father’s history. Whilst I assume that no Ukrainian records survive, there may be a chance that he filled out some form of registration card when he came to the UK giving his D.O.B and birthplace. Even scant details as to his life in the Ukraine would be of great solace to my friend. Can anyone suggest where I can look? Is there likely to be records at Kew? I am a frequent visitor to the NA as I am a military researcher.
With thanks
Ralph
The only information he has is that his father was born in the Ukraine and came over to the UK in the late 1940s. Apparently the father had spent the war in Germany (perhaps as forced labour??) and then came to Scotland and then on to Bury where he met a local girl and married, the product of which was my friend. He knows very very little of his father’s history. Whilst I assume that no Ukrainian records survive, there may be a chance that he filled out some form of registration card when he came to the UK giving his D.O.B and birthplace. Even scant details as to his life in the Ukraine would be of great solace to my friend. Can anyone suggest where I can look? Is there likely to be records at Kew? I am a frequent visitor to the NA as I am a military researcher.
With thanks
Ralph
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