Hello Everyone,
Well the Auction as just ended for this group show last week plus a case load of Paperwork to go with it :
The final price amounted to a rather large £15,590.00p or 72,404 PLN, or $18,340 USD or 24,627 CAD.
Someone or Museum has some deep pockets, Congratulations to who ever they me be.
Best wishes
Andrzej
Hello Everyone,
This Monte Cassino Cross is being listed on Ebay as awarded to a Staff Nurse, I just thought that I would also share what I have found out about the owner and their Spouse.
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 42942 was awarded to :
Rank : Siostra Salowa
Surname : BRONIEWSKA
Christian Name : MARIA
Date of Birth : 12th July 1914
Place of Birth : Rawa Ruska, Lwow Provence then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Army Number : (also found on Her ID Tags) : 1914-171-III
Unit : 3 Szpital Wojenny (3rd Military Hospital)
After the end of the war Maria came to the UK and settled near Penley in Flintshire in Wales where in 1955 she Married Zygmunt Maria Kultys. (Volume 8a Page : 1587)
No onto her Husband Zygmunt Kultys who after the end of the war settled in Flintshire and in 1968 was granted British Citizenship, the London Gazette entry is as follows:
Kultys Zygmunt Maria, Physiotherapist, Polish Hospital, Penley, Wrexham, Denbighshire, 16th June 1968.
During the war Zygmunt Kultys was a Podporucznik awarded the Parachute Badge Numbered 4376, his Code Name was : Chmura 2.
Zygmunt Maria Kultys was born in Lwow on the 1st December 1909.
That was all that I was able to find on them both apart from the following information :
Maria Kultys died on the 13th April 1977 and was buried in Penley Cemetery, Zygmunt Maria Kultys died on the 24th April 1997 and was buried with his late wife at Penley.
The Kultys Grave at Penley Cemetery.
The MCC is on offer for £895.00p.
Best wishes
Andrzej
Last edited by andrzejku98; 11-05-2016 at 03:12 PM.
Actually Maria Broniewska Kultys was born in Rawa Ruska, in 1914 when She was born it would have been a part of Austro-Hungary, Galicia, later Poland. Rawa Ruska is listed as her birthplace on the Grave marker, and Rawa Ruska was part of Lwow Voievodship.
Hi Andrzej, would you be so kind and advise me what was MC cross number range awarded to 3DSK members?
Many thanks!
Tom
Hello Tom,
Many thanks for your post the Monte Cassino Cross's awarded to the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division range from Nr : 751 awarded to Ppor sp. Ernest Blaszczak - 14702 awarded to Saper Eugeniusz Banaszkiewicz 3KBSap.
The Number allocated was from 751-14750.
I hope that the above answers your question Tom.
Best wishes
Andrzej
Thanks Andrzej! When you'll have a chance can you be so kind and check MC #4042 and #10903 for me? I will be extremely grateful.
Hello Tom,
Many thanks for your post with reference to information on the recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross's Numbered : 4042 and 10903 when awarded their details where as follows:
MCC : 4042
Rank: Kapral pchr. (Corporal Officer Cadet)
Surname : DZIĘCIOŁOWSKI
Christian Name : KAZIMIERZ
Date of Birth : 24th May 1922
Place of Birth : Spytkowice
Army Number : (also found on His ID tags) : 1922-45-III
Unit : 2BSK (2nd Carpathian Rifle battalion, 1st Brigade, 3DSK)
KIA : 1st September 1944
Buried in Polish War Cemetery : Loreto
Grave Number : 5-D-6.
Tom by the time of his death he was a Podporucznik with the Virtuti Militari Numbered : 10723, and the KW x 2.
MCC : 10903
Rank : Kanonier (Artilleryman)
Surname : RZESZOWSKI
Christian Name : MIECZYSLAW
Date of Birth : 1919
Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1919-53-III
Unit : 3KPAPL
By the end of the war he had been awarded the KW.
That is all that I could find for you on the above 2 recipients, I hope that it is of some use and help to you Tom.
Best wishes
Andrzej
p.s. My bill is in the post.
God bless you Andrzejku. You are a scholar and a gentleman!
Andrzejku, please be so kind as to help me find out who the original owner of a Monte Cassino cross # 40880 was.
Regards,
1parker1
Hello Iparker1,
May I be the first to welcome you to the Forum, is this Monte Cassino Cross one that you have in your collection, if so it would be nice to see photos of the obverse and reverse of the cross and any other medals or badges associated with the owner.
At the time of the award the recipients details were as follows:
Rank : Private
Surname : SADOWSKI
Christian Name : WITOLD
Date of Birth : 14th May 1925
Place of Birth : Lipno
Provence : Pomorze
Army Number : (also found on His ID tags ) : 1925-58-III
Unit : 11 Baon Lacznosci (11th Signals Battalion)
Killed in action on the 9th April 1945 and buried in the Polish War Cemetery at Bologna in grave Number : 11-5-7
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 40880
I have also taken the liberty of posting a photograph of Witold Sadowski's grave for you to see. (click on the photograph to enlarge in a new page.
I hope that the above information is of some use and help to you 1parker1 and once again Welcome to the Forum.
Best wishes
Andrzej
p.s. My Bill is in the post
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