Right - the Sikorski Museum in London. You need to go. Why? 1/ Oh, just the Polish flag which flew on the ruins of the monastery after the capture of Monte Cassino
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2/ And the charts drawn up from memory by the crew of the Orzeł submarine on their escape from Tallinn - their charts having been confiscated by the Estonian authorities.
3/ Oh, and the rifle presented to Anders by Clark @James1940
4/ And the life ring of MS Piłsudski, torpedoed off the coast of Hartlepool. The ring was found washed up on a Scottish beach - guarded by soldiers of the 1st Polish Corps.
7/ And for those of you wanting to dig into family history - a hugely useful folder of resources. Happy hunting!