Monte Cassino cross

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

To continue with the Faces of Recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross who settled in London and had their Alien's Cards issued by the Metropolitan Police :









When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : Kapral (Corporal)

Surname : Szłapak

Christian Name : Stanisław Piotr

Date of Birth : 26th June 1912

Army Number : 1912-166-III

Unit : 3KBCKM (3rd Carpathian Heavy Machine Gun Battalion)

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 11329

After the end of the war in Europe, he came to the UK with his Company and after being demobbed from the Polish Resettlement Corps he found himself a civilian in a foreign country, he settled in London in Lewisham where he died on the 19th June 2006 7 days short of his 94th Birthday.

Another Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross was :















When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Kapral (Corporal)

Surname : Wieczorek

Christian Name : Józef

Date of Birth : 16th May 1909

Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1909-82-III

Unit : KGD2K (Headquarters 2nd Corps)

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 698

After the end of the war in Europe, he came to the UK with the Headquarters Staff and after being demobbed settled down to civilian life finally settling down Richmond upon Thames were in died in November 1993 aged 84 years of age.

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. click on the photographs to enlarge in a new page.

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

Another Metropolitan Police Aliens File, this time for an Officer who was awarded the British Military Cross in Italy as well as the Silver Cross Virtuti Militari :















Jerzy Gradosielski Alien's Forms kept by the Met.



Ppor. Jerzy Gradosielski Awards



Ppor. Jerzy Gradosielski VM, MC.

I also came across the following photographs this afternoon of another Face of the Monte Cassino Cross :



Plut. Stefan Bramski Studio Photograph



Plut Stefan Bramski wearing his BKZzM and his Monte Cassino Cross



ID Tags for Stefan Bramski



Monte Cassino Cross Legitymacja Numbered : 47463



2nd Corps Badge Legitymacja for Sierz. Stefan Bramski



British Awards Legitymacja for Plut. Stefan Bramski.

Plut. Stefan Bramski was born on 2nd February 1888 in Warsaw, Fathers Name : Jan, Army Number : 1888-15-III, Unit : 312 Polowa Skladnica Map (312th Map Store), seeing he was 56 years of age at Monte Cassino.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[conrado]

Hello Everyone,

I have found some photos presenting probably the Recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross:



Sierżant Bolesław Sobczak, Unit: 6 PPanc. "Dzieci Lwowskich" (?) - unfortunately he is not on the name list of the 6th Armoured Regiment), MCC Numbered: ?

Some photos from the collection of sierż. Sobczak:



Pancerny - sierż. Sobczak's colleague



Pancerniacy pay tribute to Saint Francis of Assisi, 4th October 1944



Sierż. Bolesław Sobczak on the right with his brothers in arms








Regards
Konrad

[andrzejku98]

Hello Konrad,

Many thanks for your post unfortunately Sierżant Bolesław Sobczak is not listed as a Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

I found the following whilst surfing this Morning and thought that i would share them with you :





Monte Cassino Cross Group Numbered : 26903

Awarded to :

Rank : St.Szer.

Surname : Kubiak

Christian Name : Tadeusz

Date of Birth : 18th October 1912

Army Number : 1912-345-III

Unit : 6KSanit, 5KDP.

Died 2nd December 1977 Aged 65 in Brent, London.









Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 11311 when awarded the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : Kapral

Surname : Stasiak

Christian Name : Leon

Date of Birth : 1914

Army Number : 1914-167-III

Unit : 3KBCKM

By the end of the war he had been promoted to Plut.





Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 41790

When awarded the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : Ppor.

Surname : Chmiel

Christian Name : Paweł

Date of Birth : 29th June 1897

Fathers Name : Jan

Army Number : 1897-66-III

Unit : 161SW (161st Military Hospital)

Died 1954 in Pancras, London









Monte Cassino Cross Group Numbered : 25004

When awarded the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : Strz.

Surname : Siewiertocha

Christian Name : Władysław

Date of Birth : 1911

Army Number : 1911-317-III

Unit : 5BCKM, 5KDP.

Died 2002 in Glasgow.







Monte Cassino Cross Numbered 47006 Group

When awarded the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : St.Szer.

Surname : Mirczuk

Christian Name : Teodor

Date of Birth : 8th September 1900

Army Number : 1900-104-III

Unit : 35th Workshop Company.

Died in Wrexham in 1978

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. click on the photographs to enlarge in a new window, except MCC 11311.

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

Whilst Surfing this Morning I also came across the following Group, which I just thought you might like to see, because of one reason the ID Tags and 2nd Corps Badge Legit where awarded to one person and the Monte Cassino Cross etc where awarded to another.

But they are being sold as belonging to the Officer :







The Monte Cassino Cross when awarded the Recipients Details were as follows :

Rank : Bomb.

Surname : Kozłowski

Christian Name : Stanisław

Date of Birth : 8th February 1909

Army Number : 1909-343-III

Unit : 5PAL, 5KDP

Died on the 5th November 2005 in Kent.

Whilst the 2nd Corps Badge and Legit and ID tags were awarded to Ppor. Kazimierz Kwasnica.

The Army Medal and 2nd Corps Badge Numbered : 045822 were most likely awarded to Bomb. Kozłowski.

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. double click on the photographs to enlarge in a new window

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

I came across the following Monte Cassino Cross and thought that I would share it with you all :





When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : St.Sierz.

Surname : Wielebski

Christian Name : Antoni

Fathers Name : Józef

Date of Birth : 1900

Army Number : 1900-93-III

Unit : 13BS, 5KDP

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 16093

He was also awarded the KW for Valour at Monte Cassino and also awarded the BKZzM in 1945.

After the end of the War in Europe he came to the UK with his Battalion, he also received the following awards :

Polish

1) Cross of Valour.

2) Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords

3) Army Medal

British

4) 1939-1945 Star

5) Italy Star

6) 1939-1945 Defence Medal

7) 1939-1945 War Medal

After being demobbed from the Polish Resettlement Corps he settled down to civilian life in a foreign country, Antoni Wielebski died on the 26th December 1951 and was buried in Oxford on the 31st December 1951.



Death Entry for Antoni Wielebski



Probate Entry for Antoni Wielebski finally sorted out 9 years later in 1960

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

I found the following photograph whilst surfing today :



Rank : Kapral

Surname : Nazarewicz

Christian Name : Dymitr

Date of Birth : 12th December 1917

Army Number : 1917-34-III

Unit : 17BS, 5KDP

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 18934

Also awarded the KW after the end of the war in Europe, he came to the UK and then went onto Canada where he died on the 12th November 2017 a month short of his 100th Birthday.

I then found the following photograph taken after the Battle of Monte Cassino.



Left to Right are the following personnel

1) Plk. Dr. Marian Dietrich MCC Nr : 41447

2) Sisotra sal. Izabella Drozdowski MCC Nr : 41470

3) Major Dr. Leon Kehle MCC Nr : 41454

Major Dr. Leon Kehle went on to be promoted to Pplk. and was awarded the following awards : KW, ZKZzM, KZ x 2.

After the end of the war in Europe he married Izabella and they both came to the UK with their Unit, after being demobbed he set up Practice in Chaddesden where he died on the 6th September 1968 just 9 days short of his 68th Birthday (Born 15th September 1900).

His wife who was born on the 24th December 1912 went onto live a long life and died on the 10th June 2004.



Izabella Kehle visiting Monte Cassino Cemetery in 1995.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

Another Face of a Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross :



Rank : Kapral

Surname : Twaróg

Christian Name : Michał

Date of Birth : 1919

Army Number : 1919-6-III

Unit : PUK

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 38690

Best wishes

Andrzej

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

A few more Faces of Recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross :



1942 Photograph of Pplk dypl. Ludwik Domoń, wearing the ribbons of the following Top Row : OOP, ZKZ, MN, 1918-1921 War Commemorative Medal, Bottom Row : 10th AIM, 10YLSM, 20YLSM.

Born 7th August 1899, Army Number : 1899-77-III, Unit : 18BS, MCC Numbered : 19260, VM Silver Cross Numbered : 8663.

He died in Poland on the 23rd May 1977.



Italy 1944 from the Left : Major Franciszek Osmakiewicz, Born : 15th January 1901, Army Number : 1901-53-III, Unit : 18BS, MCC Numbered : 19281, Died Preston, Lancashire in 1972.

Kpt. Edward Wojniusz, Born : 3rd August 1911, Army Number : 1911-200-III, Unit : 18BS, MCC Numbered : 19300

Pplk. Dypl. Ludwik Domoń

Other Officers unidentified.

Best wishes

Andrzej