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Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The beginning of the Ceremony in the Churchyard of Veghel |
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| Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The prayers |
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Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The unveiling of the new headstone. |
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| Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The Polish priest Sławomir Klim is praying. In the middle the civilian Jan van Boxtel. He was an eyewitness to the crash |
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| Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The Polish priest Sławomir Klim blesses the grave. |
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| Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 Flowers of the Polish Ambassy. |
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| Foto: Godfried Gielen 14.9.2014 The new headstone. |
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Courtesy Municipality of Veghel
Rank Born Service Unit Regiment Date of death Today buried |
KOŁOSZCZYK Tadeusz Józef plut. pil. 22.11.1919 Grzymaczów pow. Sieradz 794927 RAF Polish 306 Sqdn. 27.9.1944 Veghel, the Netherlands R.C. Lambertus Cemetery, Veghel, the Netherlands Plut. pil. Kołoszczyk Tadeusz crashed with his North American P 51 Mustang FZ 196 during Operation Ramrod 1297 on Map References E 434387 (near the town of Veghel, the Netherlands). His name is mentioned on the [Polish War Memorial at Northolt] [Click for more details] He has been buried as Unknown till 2014 but after profound investigations of all kind of sources his name became clear to us. In the meantime the Polish RADA (Rada Ochrony Pamięci Walk I Męczeństwa) at Warsaw has confirmed our results and his headstone had been changed. Thanks to this organization!! |