Cecilija Dundurs, Lubeck Displaced Persons Camp, 1945
This is the last photograph taken of Cecilija Dundurs at a displaced persons camp in Germany following World War Two.
Cecilija’s daughter Rita was eligible to join the Volunteer Workers Scheme and moved to the UK. Rita’s daughter Ingrid, Cecilija’s grandaughter, still lives in Bradford today.
Courtesy of Ingrid Dzerins
Read more of the Dzerins family story here.
Details
- Archive number: Dzerins20250517_0003
- Tags: European Voluntary Workers Scheme, Latvian community, Migration
- Decade: 1940s
- Location: Beyond Bradford
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