Polish War Memorial
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Polish War Memorial
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 22 Jan 2012
A memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here was erected in the plot and was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the war time Polish Government in London, supported by General Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces and war time Polish Prime Minister. When both men subsequently died, General Sikorski in 1943 and President Raczkiewicz in 1947, they were buried at the foot of the Polish Memorial. General Sikorski's remains were returned to Poland in 1993, but there is still a memorial to him here at Newark Cemetery. Raczkiewicz - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Raczkiewicz Sikorski - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Sikorski
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Image Location
Latitude
53.06494
Longitude
-0.799247