Information on my polish grandfather

[leeplatt]

hello im new to the forums so please bare with me
any information would be great and would be a massive help!
all i have on my grandfather is his dog tags from world war 2
i have tried for months trying to find information on them with no joy!
i was hoping that anyone on here could help thanks lee

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hello Lee and welcome. Your grandfather’s dog tags reveal the following:

A.P = Armia Polska = Polish Army
1914 = Year of birth
317 = Registration Number
III = Army Recruiting Command: APW (Polish Army in the East) / 2nd Corps (Italy)
RZ KAT = Rzymski Katolik (Roman Catholic) - religious affiliation

And the rest you already know:
PLAT = surname
BERNARD = Christian name

The dog tag set should also contain one with this same information but green colour and an octagonal shape. Here’s my father’s:



Cheers,
Tony

[leeplatt]

Thanks for the reply tony, thats all we have unfortunately is there anyway of tracing any more information about him
its quite a mystery in our family and both grandparents have deceased thanks lee

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi again Lee,

. . . is there anyway of tracing any more information about him

The following thread contains some avenues you could investigate. To obtain your grandfather’s service records from the Ministry of Defense there’s a fee (I believe now set at £30) and you’ll need to provide a copy of your grandfather’s death certificate.

Researching a Polish Exile Combatant.

Best wishes in your hunt.

Tony