Hello Everyone,
Whilst surfing this morning I found the following Monte Cassino Cross for sale Numbered : 16130
When awarded the recipients details were as follows:
Rank : Strzelec (Rifleman)
Surname : Zapanowicz
Christian Name : Stanisław
Fathers Name : Józef
Date of Birth : Tuesday 25th July 1911
Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1911-113-III
Unit : 13BS, 5KDP
Other awards received : Army Medal, Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords, British Awads : 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal.
During the September 39 Campaign he was a serving soldier captured by the soviets in Dubno on the 19th September and joined the Anders Army at Tatiszczewo on the 3rd September 1941.
After the end of the war he came to the UK with his Battalion and settled in the Polish camp at Newton Abbot in Devon where he died on Tuesday 1st August 1989 after celebrating his 78th Birthday. His Estate still remains unclaimed according to the internet.
Best wishes
Andrzej
p.s. link to the auction below :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POLISH-WW...kAAOSwWmNapvZn
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