Interview conducted by Sally Kemmler. Krystyna Stochowicz Farley was a member of the Polish Army under British command from 1943 until 1947. She joined while she was living in Iran, where she was sent after being released from a Russian prison camp. She had to lie about her age in order to join, but the conditions for the soldiers were much better than for the refugees. In basic training they learned how to march and how to shoot, and she eventually became a nurse's aide. Krystyna travelled to a number of places during the war, although she always worked in hospitals. She was stationed in Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Italy, Egypt, and England. Her service ended in England, and she stayed there until moving to the United States.
