Polish issues Service books

[AB64]

I mostly collect British issues Army Book 64's - the Soldiers Service & Pay Book, but I always keep an eye out for examples issued to Polish Forces, below are the examples I have managed to get hold of, I have to admit to not being too well up on the individuals service, the books tend to be not very well filled out and handwritten Polish entries aren't the easiest to translate, but hopefully these are of some interest.

Alistair


TEUCHMANN, CYPRIAN 97/T/1914/III



NOGAWICA, AUGUSTYN 82413/151/I


GUDOJC, BRONISLAW 40171/311/I



KUCHARKOWSKA, KAMILA 157/K/1903/III


DZISKO, BOLESLAW 26646/34/I


KRYDOWSKI, STANISLAW 394/K/1916/III


LEKSY, ERNEST TEOFIL 78940/110/I


GONIA, AMBROZY 235/G/1922/III


SZARMACH, PAWEL 690/S/1908/III


GALATOWICZ, MARIA 120/G/1924/III


ROSZCZYNA, WLADYSLAW 103/R/1912/III


MIECZKOWSKI, JOZEF 258/M/1925/III


REGULA, KAZIMIERZ 1/R/1914/IV


KIEJZER, ZYGMUNT 579/K/1919/III


BIALECKI, WLADYSLAW 218/B/1924/III


LENARD (ALIAS = JACZEWSKI), MAKSYMILIAN 48737


DUDA, KONRAD 64974/102/I


CIESIELSKI, TADEUSZ-MARCIN 99035/183/I



WRZOS, BERNARD 42575/139/I


GUMULKA, STANISLAW 71486/55/I


ZYGALO, ZENON 94/Z/1900/III



SAWICKI, MARIAN 244/S/1913/III



OTLEWSKI, KLEMENS (pseudonym WOLSKI, ZBIGNEW) 44296/64/I


ROZEK, EDMUND 195/R/1909/III


BAJOR, JAN 10235/118/I


KOWALSKI, TADEUSZ (no number)



LASZCZ, JULIAN 33/L/1902/III

[AB64]

Edited to add names and numbers, I believe LASZCZ, KUCHARKOWSKA & KRYDOWSKI were all entitled to the Monte Cassino cross, not sure on any of the others.

[andrzejku98]

Hello AB64,

There are 4 in total awarded the Monte Cassino Cross they are as follows :

1) Kapral Julian Łaszcz, Army Number (also found on His ID Tags) : 1902-33-III, Unit 5PAPLotn. MCC Numbered 23141

2) Siostra sal. Kamila Kucharkowska, Army Number : 1903-157-III, Unit : 1SW (1st Military Hospital), MCC Numbered 42533

3) Bomb. Stanisław Krydowski, Army Number : 1916-394-III, Unit : 5PAPpanc (5th Anti Tank artillery Regiment), MCC Numbered 22263.

4) St.Strz. (Lance Corporal) Władysław Roszczyna, Army Number : 1912-103-III, Unit : 14BS (14th Rifle Battalion, 5KDP), MCC Numbered 16705.

AB64, I have more information which I will post tomorrow, I have taken my nightly medication so apologies, I will get back to you.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[AB64]

Thank you for your reply, its very helpful, I know there is more to the Polish Army in the West than Cassino but it is good to be able to confirm these 4 were involved, plus I visited the Abbey, Cemetery and several of the memorials a couple of years ago. I think quite a few of the books will be to those who didn't manage to join up until right at the end of the War but they still did their bit. Would I be right in saying 5PAPLotn was the Anti-Aircraft unit?

Thanks again

Alistair

[TMZ]

Yes, Pułk Artylerii Przeciwlotniczej - Anti-Aircraft Regiment

[Wisnia]

Hello Everyone

1.NOGAWICA Augustyn,born 1925-08-16 in Wisła Wielka powiat Pszczyna.Fathers name Stanisław.Returned to Poland
WBH sygn.II.53.41812

2.KRYDOWSKI Stanisław,born 1916.Fathers name Stanisław.
WBH sygn.VIII.801.177.2680;rank strzelec/szeregowy

3.ROSZCZYNA Władysław,born 1912 in Zareczyna.Fathers name Jan.
WBH sygn.VIII.801.663.12211,rank szeregowy

4.LENARD Maksymilian,born 1920-08-13 in Pszów pow. Rybnik.Fathers name Józef.Returned to Poland.
WBH sygn.II.53.31354

5.DUDA Konrad,born 1910-11-13 in Kamień pow. Tarnowskie Góry.Fathers name Konstanty.Returned to Poland.
WBH sygn.II.53.10850

6.ŻYGAŁO Zenon born 1900.Fathers name Adam.Rank szeregowy.
WBH sygn.Kolekcja Wojskowej Komisji Archiwalnej.

7.SAWICKI Marian born 1913-12-10.Fathers name Wiktor.Returned to Poland.
WBH sygn.Kolekcja akt żołnierzy polskich powracających z PSZ na Zachodzie.

8.OTLEWSKI Klemens born 1908-12-30 in Bydgoszcz.Fathers name Jan.Returned to Poland.
WBH sygn.II.53.44763

P.S.:AB 64 for YOU:
archive is

Central Military Archives-WBH
ul. Czerwonych Beretów 124
00-910 Warsaw-Rembertów
Polska-Poland

Best wishes

Artur

[andrzejku98]

Hello AB64,

I have been able to find the following information for you on the following :

1) Strz. Kazimierz Reguła, Army Number 1914-27-III, Rifleman 2nd Brigade died in Brent in 1990.

2) Maria Galatowicz Married Adam Leon Marek

3) Strz. Ambroży Gonia served in the 8BSK, after the end of the war came to the UK, he was granted British Citizenship whilst working as a Bricklayer, 21 Buckingham Road, Watford, 7th June 1961, Ambroży died in 2005 in Watford.

4) Bomb. Stanisław Krydowski, Died in North Yorkshire in 2003.

5) Zygmunt Kiejzer, Died in 1986 in Preston & South Ribble, Lancashire.

6) Władysław Białecki, Died in 1993 in Preston & South Ribble, Lancs.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[AB64]

Thank you all again for your help, for some of them I have other odds and ends of paperwork which I will dig out and add, but it wont be for a couple of weeks as I have a holiday to look forward too, followed up by another at the start of August to Warsaw for the Uprising Anniversary. I wonder if any of these service Men and Women would have spent time here in Scotland - I think at least one did as I'm sure I have a card from a Scottish Polish social club that came with one of them.

Thanks

Alistair

[AB64]

P.S.:AB 64 for YOU:
archive is

Central Military Archives-WBH
ul. Czerwonych Beretów 124
00-910 Warsaw-Rembertów
Polska-Poland

Best wishes

Artur

Is the archive open for public access? as I'll be in Warsaw in August I may look to add it to my list of places to see.

Thanks

Alistair

[Pieter1942]

Fantastic collection Alistair

Thank you for sharing these.

Regards, Pieter.