Wojtek the Bear [paperback] (28 page)

at Yalta conference
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Stanislaw August, King of Poland
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Starobielsk prison camp
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Staron, Wojcjech
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Stewart, Iain
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Stihler, Catherine MEP
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The Story of Edinburgh Zoo
(Gillespie, T.)
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Stuart, Charles Edward (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
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Sunwick Farm
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Switzerland
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Symington, Lanarkshire
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Syria
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Szmalc, Sean
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Szumelukowa, Krystyna
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Tashkent
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Tauroggen, Convention of (1812)
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Teheran conference
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Tel Aviv Zoo
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Thatcher, Margaret
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Thompson, Jack (J.B.)
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Tobruk, Libya
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Trafas, Kazimierz
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Treasury Committee for Polish Questions
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Treaty of Riga (1921)
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Treaty of Versailles (1919)
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Tweed River
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United Nations
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United States
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Uzbekistan
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Vilnius (Wilno)
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Warsaw

Battle of (‘Miracle on the Vistula’)
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rejuvenation of
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Rising in (1944)
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statue for Wojtek in, negotiations for
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Warsaw Zoo
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Western Desert
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Weygand, General Maxime
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Whiteadder River
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Winfield Camp
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accommodation for Wojtek at
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belief in free homeland of men in
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Berwick, magnet for men from
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dances at local villages for men from
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demob of men from
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fraternisation with local people
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identification of visitors by Wojtek at
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KOSB visitors at
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morale boosting by Wojtek at
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River Tweed adjacent to
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size of
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Sunwick as landmark for
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swimming pool for Wojtek at
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trading from
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winter conditions at
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Wojtek’s departure from
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Wojtek – The Bear That Went To War
(BBC TV)
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Wojtek Memorial Trust
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Wojtek the Bear

Wojtek the Bear
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adaptation to soldier’s routines
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Adriatic summer
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advancing through Italy
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aerial tricks
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ambassadorial role
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army life under canvas
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arrival at Winfield
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arrival in Palestine
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AWOL from Gedera
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‘babe magnet’
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bathing in Tweed
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beef-up in autumn
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Berwick, visits to town of
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boot polish and
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boredom threshold
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buying the baby bear
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care for baby bear
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charming ladies in Iraq
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chastisement for
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claw-marks remaining at Winfield
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commemoration of
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commotion in camp, and a close-run thing
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communal shower
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constraints on
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cookhouse defences breached
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crime sheet, growing
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Dalmatian pal
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death in Edinburgh Zoo
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dexterity
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diet for
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diplomatic reception for (March, 2009)
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discarded tins, dangers of
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eating habits
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echoes of old life for
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Egypt, mobilisation to
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fame and recognition for
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finding the baby bear
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friendly nature of
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future for, problem of
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Gedera in Palestine, base camp for
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gentle giant
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Greyfriars Bobby and, similarities and differences
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grooming, liking for
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Happy Warrior
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hibernation?, not for
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home baking, love of
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horse-stalking, and a lesson for
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hunting instincts, display of rage and
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idyllic summer at end of war
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international interest in story of
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interview by officialdom
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Iraq, mobilisation to
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John Clarke’s memories of
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Kaska the monkey and
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Kay’s memories of
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legend of, continuing nature of
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legendary status, achievement of
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local children at Winfield, attraction for
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loitering hopefully
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love at first sight with
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medical MOT for
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Michael the Bear and
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military campaigner
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mirrors, fascination with
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mischief, sense of
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monkey torment for
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at Monte Cassino
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morale boosting by
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music, love of
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naming the baby bear
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observation, powers of
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officer and gentleman, life of
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official acceptance for baby bear
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omnivore
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owning the baby bear, responsibilities of
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personality of
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Peter’s appointment as guardian for
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place in Scotland’s heart
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politics in pursuit of commemoration of
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power for good
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private party in Iraq
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promotion to corporal
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registration as private in Polish Army
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retiral in Edinburgh Zoo
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saved from performing as ‘dancing bear’
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Scottish country dances, highlight of social calendar
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scouting skills
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shaving brushes, interest in
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shipboard fun
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sleeping quarters at Winfield
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sneak thief
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special badge commemorating action at Monte Cassino
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spycatcher
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stalking sheep (and dangers of)
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star attraction
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statues of
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stillness skills
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stories of, comfort for veterans in
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swimming a pleasure for
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symbol of consolation and hope for Poland
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temperament
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temperate climate, need for
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tolerance of misdeeds
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touching hearts
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treeing a man
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truck trick on
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underwater swimmer
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unique nature of
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water sports, enthusiasm for
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welcome in Glasgow
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welcoming enthusiasms
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Wojtek Factor, bringing communities together
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Wojtek project, genesis of
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wrestling
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Women’s Royal Volunteer Service (WRVS)
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Zagros Mountains
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Zajack, Marion
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Zajack (Cooper), Christine
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Ziarski-Kernberg, Tomasz
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