There are 24 Polish graves in Layton Cemetery. We salute your brave deeds and the the honour and dignity which you show. Hopefully I have the spellings correct and would wish that you download any images. Comments appreciated. There are other War Memorials and graves in this cemetery - these pictures were taken on a raw January morning. This is a work in progress. I will update as I can read the gravestones and make the links. Any comments and information - and of course links in posts respectfully received. Please use any photos! I have larger prints should you need them. This is a link to the Sacred Heart church in Blackpool. There is a plaque in the church that refers to these airmen.
Jol
The links provide additional information.
This site can provide a great deal of information on aircrew of all nations involved in the conflict. An excellent site.
Jol
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| The view from the path showing the main memorial in the centre |
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| WE POLISH AIRMEN GAVE OUR SOULS TO GOD OUR BODIES TO THE BRITISH SOIL AND OUR HEARTS TO POLAND |
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| ZA NASZA WOLNOSC I WASZA CPL T. PETRUS POLISH AIR FORCE |
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| SIERZ O PUDRYCKI 306 SQDN 5TH DECEMBER 1941 AGE 30 POLISH FORCES There is further information at the link above. |
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| FLT K. BOCHENSKI 307 SQDN 17TH FEB 1941 AGE 41 POLISH FORCES |
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| KPL W. GANDURSKI 307 SQDN 10TH JANUARY 1941 AGE 25 POLISH FORCES |
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| KPL K. FRACKIEWICZ 307 SQDN 17TH FEBRUARY 1941 AGE 21 POLISH FORCES |
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| FLT A JODA 307 SQDN 10TH JANUARY 1941 AGE 25 POLISH FORCES |
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| PCHOR M. NAMIECZ ZKOWSKI TTC 1ST AUGUST 1944 AGE 36 POLISH FORCES (I can find no further info on this person) |
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| PLT J GRUSZKA 2ND APRIL 1947 TTC POLISH FORCES (A Polish Website) |
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| PLT H. NOGA 316 SQDN 29TH JULY 1945 AGE 24 (Links to Bull Hill on the Pennines, a place I am quite familiar with) |
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| PCHOR R.ZYWICKI 61O.T.U. 15TH APRIL AGE 31 POLISH FORCES |
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| ST SZER K. FELCZYKOWSKI ? OF TT 27TH OF NOVEMBER 1943 AGE 23 POLISH AIR FORCES |
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| PLT Z WITCZAK TTC 24TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 28 POLISH FORCES |
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| GEN. BRYG. W.J.KALKUS, C.B.E. T.T.E. 25TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 52 POLISH FORCES |
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| SIERZ Z. MIELCAREK 24TH NOVEMBER 1943 AGE 38 POLISH FORCES |
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| KPL. P. S. OSOBA ? MAY 1943 AGE 22 POLISH FORCES ( Not sure of the link - little other than the name, month and year to validate) |
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| PVK F.WEIDEN F.T.C. 30TH SEPTEMBER 1944 AGE 53 POLISH FORCES |
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| POR Z. KULPINSKI T.T.C. 29TH JULY 1944 AGE 35 POLISH FORCES |
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| POR T. KOLECKI 303 SQDN 14 SEPTEMBER 1943 AGE 24 POLISH FORCES |
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| PPLK L. PAMULA 8TH AUGUST 1940 AGE 41 POLISH FORCES ( THERE IS A LINK HERE, BUT i AM NOT SURE THIS IS THE SAME PERSON) |
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| MJR T. JABLONSKI T.T.C. 20TH JANUARY 1941 AGE 44 POLISH FORCES |
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| M.J.R. A. WRONIECKI T.T.C. 17 MARCH 1941 AGE 45 POLISH FORCES (Interesting history - further research from Wikipedia!) |
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| POR W.PUCEK 317 SQDN 28TH DECEMBER 1942 AGE 27 POLISH FORCES |
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| KPT J.WOLNIK 6 O. T. U. 23RD SEPTEMBER 1943 AGE 31 POLISH FORCES (There is a link back to the Blackpool Evening Gazette here) |
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| PLT W.H.TEUBERT 6 O.T.U. 3RD JULY 1945 AGE 28 POLISH FORCES |
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| CHOR K. SUTERSKI T.T.C. 8TH MAY 1946 AGE 4? POLISH FORCES |
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| The reverse view of the Polish Airmen's graves |
The links provide additional information.
This site can provide a great deal of information on aircrew of all nations involved in the conflict. An excellent site.
We are looking for any information on S. Gasak 1454 F.L.T. Jan. 26, 1942 age 26
ReplyDeletePolish pilots Józef Armanowski, Lt. Stanislaw Gąsak and RAF Radio Observer P/O Lynn F. Hobbs formed the crew of 1454 RAF Night Fighter Squadron (1454 Flight). On 26 January 1942, while flying between RAF Colerne and Charmy Down bases, their Havoc I (AW395) aircraft corkscrewed for unknown reasons and crashed at Box, Wiltshire.
Deletehi, My name is Agnieszka I am a journalist and resercher and direktor of Association of Polish Journalists and Writers in Wales DIALOG.
I am writing and collecting any information about the Polish pilots of No. 316 Polish Squadron, if anyone would like to share their collections or information, please contact me : polishjournalismwales@gmail.com
I am looking for information and especially a photograph of Sgt Grzegorz Piotr Gramiak who trained at Blackpool and who was killed in August 1942 in an air crash off Anglesey. His body was in the water for nearly 9 weeks and he washed ashore in Blackpool in late October 1942. He was buried in Layton Cemetery but his body was exhumed and sent home in 1950. His grave is still there, empty and unmarked. If anyone can help, please contact me on nevillebougourd@gmail.com
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DeleteThank you so much for recodring these men and their resting place a valuable aid
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