I am looking for information on my Grandfather's Family from Sakovichi, Grodno, Belarus - Near Slonim.
Surname: Chilko / Khilko / Хилько / ХилкоMy Grandfather:
Pawel ChilkoD.O.B 29 July 1921
Born in Sakowice, Slonim, Poland (Now Sakovichi Village, Grodno, Belarus – Near Slonim)
Attended Primary School in Sakowice 1929 – 1934
1934 – 1944 Worked as a farmworker “at home” in Sakowice
Deported to Germany in 1944
*** missing information*** Not sure if he was a POW or Civilian Forced Laborer?
Approx Years: 1946 to 1949 – Worked in Labor Service Companies 2040, 4047 and 4101
Immigrated to Australia 1949 – Departed from Naples, Italy on General Blatchford
Aleksander/Alexander Chilko
Pawel’s BrotherUnknown Date of Birth – possibly 1923
Pawel said Aleks was accused of blowing up a railway and taken by the Germans and he didn’t know what happened to him.
? maybe a member of The Partisans?
Zachary Chilko
Pawel’s FatherAlternative Spelling:
Zaharijusz Chilko (from Pawel’s Post War Card from the Arolsen Archives)
Zakhary Khilko (Russian / Belarusian Spelling)
D.O.B. 30 January 1889 (according to Pawel’s diary)
Served in WWI. Died of complications from something related to the war after the kids were born.
? Maybe exposure to chemical weapons?
Nadza Jadzia Ochlorowic (from Pawel’s Australian Marriage Certificate)
Pawel’s MotherAlternative Spellings:
Nadzieja Ocholowicz (from Pawel’s Post War Card from the Arolsen Archives)
Nadznaga Ochnalwecz (from my Aunty who is unsure where she saw/found this spelling)
Nadezhda Oklorovich (Russian / Belarusian Spelling)
D.O.B. 22 May 1885 (according to Pawel’s Diary)
We think Pawel mentioned returning home after the war and mum wasn’t there.
Pawel also mentioned that his hometown/village was flattened to the ground after the war which suggests he may have actually gone home to find mum.
I would be grateful if anyone could help me locate any information on my family. It's very difficult with the languages and also living in Australia.
Thank you
