Hello Valerii,
Many thanks for your post all that I can add to the information you have gleaned is that in 1947 in Edinburgh he married Davina Petterson Davidson.
Hope it helps you
Best wishes
Andrzej
Hello Valerii,
Many thanks for your post all that I can add to the information you have gleaned is that in 1947 in Edinburgh he married Davina Petterson Davidson.
Hope it helps you
Best wishes
Andrzej
Hello Everyone,
Another face of a recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross :
Plut.pchor. (Lance Sergeant-Officer Cadet) Włodzimierz Krajewski photographed prior to the Italian Campaign
When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :
Rank : Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
Surname : Krajewski
Christian Name : Włodzimierz
Date of Birth : 1916
Army Number : 1916-351-III
Unit : 5BCKM (5th Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, 5th Kresowa Infantry Division)
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 24463
By the end of the war in Europe he had also been awarded the Virtuti Militari (Legitymacja Numbered) : 11372 and the Cross of Valour (KW) along with the Army Medal (MW) and the British 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal.
In 1949 he and his wife and young son emigrated to Argentina.
Podporucznik Włodzimierz Krajewski awards
Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Legitymacja numbered : 11372
A more recent photograph of Włodzimierz Krajewski son Jerzy wearing his Fathers awards.
Best wishes
Andrzej
Hello Everyone,
Currently for sale on Ebay the following Monte Cassino Cross :
Monte Cassino Cross obverse
Monte Cassino Cross reverse numbered : 9932
Monte Cassino Cross reverse numbered : 9932 close up
When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross the recipients details were as follows :
Rank : Ulan
Surname : Puchalski
Christian Name : Michał
Date of Birth : 21st September 1921
Fathers Name : Andrzej
Army Number : 1921-83-III
Unit : 2nd Squadron, 12PULP
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 9932
By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to St.Ulan (Lance Corporal-Cavalry) and was serving in the 7PUL.
Michał Puchalski died on the 24th July 1963 in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire aged 41.
Along with the Monte Cassino Cross is the Italy Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and the France and Germany Star ?
Best wishes
Andrzej
Hello Everyone,
Another Face of a recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross :
Porucznik Stefan Orzechowski
Por. Stefan Orzechowski wearing side cap in Italy
When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :
Rank : Porucznik (Lieutenant)
Surname : Orzechowski
Christian Name : Stefan
Date of Birth : 27th August 1904
Fathers Name : Stanisław
Mothers Name : Juliana nee Jankowska
Place of Birth : Łódź
Army Number : 1904-36-III
Unit : Intelligence Officer Headquarters Staff 5KDP
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 14799
By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to Kapitan and awarded the following :
Polish
1) Virtuti Militari (Legitymacja numbered : 11397)
2) Cross of Valour
3) Gold Cross of Merit with Swords
4) Army Medal
5) Monte Cassino Cross numbered : 14799
British
6) 1939-1945 Star
7) Italy Star
8) 1939-1945 Defence Medal
9) 1939-1945 War Medal
Italian
10) War Cross
Italian War Cross Dyplom (previously shown by Konrad in post numbered 4667)
Stefan Orzechowski shown inside his home in Florida 3rd December 2001.
Pplk. Stefan Orzechowski died on the 13th June 2002.
Best wishes
Andrzej
Fake cross 12397 bronze, a dangerous fake which i am sure many of you are already aware of. Measures 40mm across horizontal arms , on very close inspection will reveal it is cast, but a fine casting not really discernable to the naked eye, weighs 7.9 gms with rings attached. A number to note though im sure several others exist, so be thorough in your examination .and ask on the site if in doubt.
Cross 12397 a further revelation bronze plated grey metal not bronze
And finally cross 12397 copper bronze plate on aluminium
Hello Everyone,
A couple of photographs of the Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross:
Ks. kap. kpt. Bonifacy Sławik, born: 14th May 1909 in Dziergowice in the Opole region, Unit: Kwatera Główna 6 Lwowskiej Brygady Piechoty, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered: 17633. He was a Chaplain of the 16 (or 18 according to the other source) Lwowski Batalion Strzelców.
He died on 23rd February 1981 in Los Angeles.
Regards
Konrad
Hello Everyone,
Another Monte Cassino Cross :
Monte Cassino Cross obverse, reverse numbered 36458
Monte Cassino Cross reverse numbered : 36458
Monte Cassino Cross reverse numbered 36458 close up detail of the numbering
When awarded the recipients details were as follows :
Rank : Kapral (Corporal)
Surname : Wajdenfeld
Christian Name : Stefan Wilhelm
Date of Birth : 18th June 1925
Fathers Name : Władysław
Place of Birth : Otwock
Army Number : 1925-44-III
Unit : 7PAPLokLet.
Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 36458
Ogn. Stefan Wajdenfeld
After the end of the war in Europe by which time he had been promoted, he came to the UK and went to University and became a Medical practitioner and applied for and was granted British Citizenship in 1956 in which he changed the spelling of his surname to Waydenfeld.
He later went on to write about his experiences in the soviet union during 1940-1941
Book Cover of the book "The Ice Road" by Stefan Waydenfeld
Stefan Waydenfeld died in London in 2011.
Best wishes
Andrzej
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