Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An unattributed Second War Polish group of eight

Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1920 (2), bronze, the reverse of one officially numbered ‘11925’; the reverse of the second unnumbered; Cross of Merit, Second Class, silver and enamel, silver marks to reverse; Monte Casino Cross 1944, bronze, the reverse officially numbered ‘9460’; Army Medal 1945, bronze; Great Britain, 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally good very fine (8) £140-£180

Sold together with an unofficial Polish unit cross, silvered and gilt; and an unrelated Belgian Albert I Veteran’s Cross 1909-34, gilt.

Subsequent research indicates that the Monte Cassino Cross Numbered 9460 was awarded to : Strz. Bolesław Bronisław Nadolski, born 14 August 1914 in Dołhinów, Fathers Name was Bronisław. His Army Number whilst serving in the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division was 1914/60/III, Unit : 1K Warst (1st Workshop Company). After the end of the war in Europe he came to the UK with his Company and after being demobbed settled down to civilian life in England, he died in 1984 in Southampton aged 69.