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On 31 October 1944, 733 Polish children and their caregivers arrived in Wellington aboard the USS General Randall. It was the start of a new life.
On 31 October 1944, 733 children and 102 adults arrived in Wellington on the USS General Randall. They were then taken by train on 1 November 1944 to Pahiatua, to the “Polish Camp” where they remained for the duration of the war.
