I only have a handful of records from one of my grandfathers records. He was part of the Polish Armoured Division. I recall he talked about landing at D-Day then going onto Germany later on. Unfortunately all I have is his paybook/ID. He was about 13 when the Germans invaded and he escaped to England. Is there anywhere to go for more records? Stefan Kuchta by columind99, on Flickr
Have you got this book on 1 Polish Armd Div? The Black Devils' March - A Doomed Odyssey - The 1st Polish Armoured Division 1939-45 The Black Devils' March - A Doomed Odyssey - The 1st Polish Armoured Division 1939-45: Amazon.co.uk: Evan McGilvray: Books There's lots of names listed in the Appendices.
The 1st Polish Armoured Division landed in France on 1st August 1944 and your Grandfather's name is not in the book that Owen mentioned. A lot of names are not, so I would not worry about that. The copy of the record you posted is evidence enough. The book mentioned is worth getting though. Cheers - Rob PS - This guy I met in 2009 was not in the book either (Stanislaw Jeziorni) http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/image.php?u=10101&dateline=1339484771&type=profile
Look at the link below, as it is possible to apply for the records of Poles who served with the British Army in WW2. B(ottom of the page). Service Records non uk and commonwealth service personel
Thanks to all of you. As a usual veteran he didn't talk much about the war so I don't have much to go on unfortunately. I have a few more photos, unfortunately one of my cousins took the photo album he had and "donated" it. What I have is what she didn't find. We suspect she probably threw it out. We do know when he died, his sister was still alive in Poland, as we sent her what money he had left.
Here are some of the old photos I have. I cant tell much from them, no dates or anything on them. I can spot him in most of the photos though. If there is a better place for photos, let me know.
I almost forgot to add the last page of his ID book. The other pages are blank or just not very useful.
Some lovely photos there, thnaks for posting. I have edited the thread title as it was a bit vague before, hopefully the retitling may attratc the attention of those that know more.
You could try the Sikorski Archive in London as they have much Polish Military material on WWII. All about the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum
I only have a handful of records from one of my grandfathers records. He was part of the Polish Armoured Division. I recall he talked about landing at D-Day then going onto Germany later on. Unfortunately all I have is his paybook/ID. He was about 13 when the Germans invaded and he escaped to England. Is there anywhere to go for more records? Stefan Kuchta by columind99, on Flickr Do the tabs on Stefan Kuchta's shoulders signify a specific rank?
Do the tabs on Stefan Kuchta's shoulders signify a specific rank? Good question and I don't know. I don't have anything that tells me what his rank was when he was discharged.
