Martini, Clement, M.Jaworska, Aldona2021-09-292021-09-292021-09-24Jaworska, A. (2021). Remember Me: A Theatrical Examination of the Situation of Polish World War II Veterans (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113997Four WWII Second Polish Army Corps ex-soldiers in the play Remember Me include 19-years-old Jakub, 23-years-old Józef, and 25-years-old Franciszek and Henryk. After the war, these ex-soldiers and former Allies fear severe punishment, even death, if they return to Poland under the pro-Soviet government. They join the Polish Resettlement Corps formed by Great Britain to help tens of thousands of former soldiers find a new place and make it their home. As a penalty for refusing to return, the Polish government deprives them of their citizenship. In November 1946, they meet by chance while boarding Sea Snipe, a ship taking hundreds of displaced Polish veterans from Italy to Canada to work for two years on farms. Each of the four ex-combatants holds a different outlook on life and has different reasons for embarking. Adversities encountered during their travels contribute to the forging of long-lasting ties between them.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Anders Army war veterans in Canada; The Second Polish Army Corps veterans in Canada; WWII Polish veterans in Alberta, Canada; 1947 Polish Resettlement Corps; WWII and post-war Canadian Immigration Policies; Camp 133 for the German Prisoners of War, Lethbridge; Anders Army ex-servicemen and post-war farm labour program, Lethbridge, Alberta;Fine ArtsTheatermaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/39309