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Richard Bain
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 157 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: Auchinleck New Cemetery |
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The CWGC refer to this cemetery as simply "Auchinleck Cemetery". It is on the western side of the B7083 which runs through the village at map reference NS552214. It contains the graves of eleven Polish soldiers, three of whom served with UK forces, four with the Polish Army and four who died after the war awaiting repatriation. The CWGC only list those who served with UK units. |
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Richard Bain
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 157 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: Polish War Graves |
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The Polish graves are in a row at the bottom of the cemetery. It makes it look like a corner of a CWGC cemetery
The wooden cross has the Polish eagle on it. |
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Richard Bain
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 157 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: Poles in the UK Forces |
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The following three soldiers are recognised by the CWGC as having served with UK Forces
Pte
H Bremer
24th June 1947 Age 20
Polish Resettlement Corps
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L Cholewa
8th April 1947 Age 41
Polish Resettlement Corps
WO 1
C Polak
19th June 1947 Age 48
Polish Resettlement Corps
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Richard Bain
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 157 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject: Polish Forces |
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The following four soldiers served with the Polish Forces
Plt
L Bartkowiak
21. BAON. PIECH.
4th January 1947 Age 37
Polish Forces
Szer
J H Hopa
DTWO. JEDN. ETAP.
30th November 1946 Age 24
Polish Forces
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J Pyszny
25. P. UL.
21st February 1947 Age 22
Polish Forces
Z Szczepanek
served as
Plt
Z Nowak
DTWO. JEDN. ETAP.
21st May 1945 Age 29
Polish Forces
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Richard Bain
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 157 Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Died awaiting repatriation |
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The following four soldiers died awaiting repatriation to Poland.
Lt
K Dulczewski
25th February 1949 Age 52
Polish Resettlement Corps
Col
K Golachowski
31st October 1948 Age 60
Polish Resettlement Corps
Cpl
J Machaj
26th April 1948 Age 52
Polish Resettlement Corps
L Cpl
E Szwertner
11th July 1948 Age 46
Polish Resettlement Corps
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