Born: September 25, 1923, Brusy near Chojnice, Poland
Died: June 24, 1986, Poland
Buried: Bródno Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland – section 4B, row 5, grave no. 21
Family: parents – father Jan, mother Waleria (nee Sarnowska)
medals: Polish – Cross of Valour, Army Medal; British – 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, The War Medal 1939-45
Prewar fates:
General secondary school in Chojnice (4 classes).
Fates during the war:
He belonged to the scout conspiracy “Blue Thirteen”. In 1943 he was deported to Germany, from where he fled to England. In March 1943, he was incorporated into the 10th Dragoon Regiment. With it, he took part in the battles of the 1st Polish Armored Division in Falaise, Ruisseauville, Ypres, Tielt, Ghent, Sint-Niklaas and Breda. He served as a liaison scout at the Regiment’s command.
Post-war fate:
Delegated to Maczków (Harem), where in November 1946 he obtained his high school leaving certificate. He returned to Poland in July 1947. Buried at the Bródno Cemetery in Warsaw.
author: Witold Gudyś (Polska Grupa Pamięci Historycznej)
source: information obtained from Iwona Monko
