Polish builder in Canada of RAF aircraft

pvacherThreads: 1 Joined: Mar 24, 09	Mar 24, 09, 19:01 / #
I am trying to find the full surname of a Polish person, possibly Jewish, who worked for the Canadian Car and Foundry Company in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Canada in the early 1940s. He or she has signed internally one of the wings of our Hawker Hurricane aircraft, a typical thing for builders to do. Problem is that the only readable part of the signature is the last part: '.....glonski'. Can anyone have an inspired guess at the full surname? I am keen to trace the family. Thanks for your help. Peter Vacher, Oxford, UK

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,726 Joined: Mar 10, 08	Mar 24, 09, 20:19 / #
Hello Mr. Vacher, Could you tell us more details. I can only help by saying that the more details you give the higher the chance of finding out the information you seek. Do you know if Mr. glonski, was first generation Polish in Canada?. Can you post a photo of the signature?. perhaps it says ....głonski?. It is not a very popular name, according to my Polish friend, so that might make it easier to trace. I am curious, why are you interested?. (excuse me if I am being nosey).

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 [Moderator]	Mar 24, 09, 21:25 / #
pvacher: He or she has signed internally one of the wings of our Hawker Hurricane aircraft, a typical thing for builders to do. Have you been able to check company records ? Was the person a civilian living in the local town ? Phone directories, electoral rolls, immgration records might help. run the name through a genealogy search engine for a soundex, for variations of spelling. Ellis Island Records or JewishGen might bring up something. You won't find the person, but you might find the name. Have you found a website for Thunder Bay and posted a message ? Have you posted a message on the various WWII websites ? Maybe the Imperial War Museum, London can offer you some tips.