# In Memory of 733 Polish Refugee Children, Survivors of WWII, a plaque of Marshland A plaque of the city, standing at Little Poland Park in Marshland, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In memory of 733 Polish refugee children, survivors of WWII Soviet forced-labour campes. May their resillence and the compassion of those who sheltered them never be forgotten. The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. - The ground: Little Poland Park - The suburb: [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) - The year the register carries: 2024 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20250121/K13Plaque_4_Photo1/K13Plaque_4_Photo1.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Oak Was Planted to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311012-little-poland-park), “This oak was planted to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the arrival of 733 P…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of 733 Polish Refugee Children, Survivors of WWII](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20733%20Polish%20Refugee%20Children%2C%20Survivors%20of%20WWII) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20733%20Polish%20Refugee%20Children%2C%20Survivors%20of%20WWII) - [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland), the suburb it stands in A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts. ## The ground under it - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Residential New Neighbourhood](https://www.chch.live/zones), RNN - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 31 December 2010 · 1.5 km from the pin · 24 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.47284&lon=172.64041&radius=250 ## Around it - [Walk and bike track through Marshland](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-529-marshland), track · ~250 m - [Keith Owen Mitchell and Grandson Judah](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311066-owen-mitchell-park), plaque · 1.3 km - [The Planting of 20 Tōtara Trees on This Site Was Initiated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311047-murchison-park), plaque · 1.4 km - [O'Neill Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115825-o-neill-reserve), plaque · 2.1 km - [This Seat Is / a Gift to the Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/116602-walter-park), plaque · 2.1 km ## The reports nearby 39 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8863013), [47 Mills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/47-mills-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8778153), [2 Oakbridge Boulevard, Marshland, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/2-oakbridge-boulevard) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8777968), [7 Burkett Street, Marshland, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/7-burkett-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8493036), [849 Hills Road, Marshland, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/849-hills-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8492514), [7 Jardine Place, Marshland, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/7-jardine-place) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8363902), [6 Jardine Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/6-jardine-place) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8289006), [11 Burkett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/11-burkett-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7995822), [10 Jardine Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/10-jardine-place) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7819389), [24E Burkett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24e-burkett-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7819378), [22 Burkett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/22-burkett-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7615621), [5 Jardine Place, Marshland, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/5-jardine-place) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7595707), Burkett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Little Poland Park in [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. **What does it say?** The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Little Poland Park?** 2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2024. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position. --- Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position. The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/311013-little-poland-park