Rank
Service	
Born
Unit
Regiment
Date of death
Today buried
Grave

JURKOWSKI Józef
szer. mech. - AC2
0836
8.7.1920 Kozłow p. Tarnopol
R.A.F. Polish
308  Sqdn.
14.11.1940 Coventry, U.K.
St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Baginton, U.K.
2

According a Polish source he was killed by a direct hit on the RIALTO
cinema during the bombardment of Coventry.
Krzemiński Franciszek and Cebula Edward were killed in the same cinema as well.

But the Central and East Region Air Training Corps is stating:
Three of the polish airman buried in Baginton Cemetery; Aircraftman 2nd Class 
Edward Cebula 24, Aircraftman 2nd Class Josef Jurkowski 20 and Aircraftman 
1st Class Franciszek Krzeminski 31, all died as a result of enemy action on the 
14th November 1940, the night of the air raid that destroyed much of Coventry 
city centre. 
They apparently left the relative safety of an air raid shelter near Mrs Lampitts 
wool shop in Crampers Field to investigate falling parachutes believing them to 
be parachutists, unfortunately they were in fact parachute retarded landmines 
which detonated prior to hitting the ground. 
by Flt Lt Paul Hicks




	



	
The RIALTO cinema restored             Photo: Amanda Slater




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