Marcin Bialkowski was born in 1900 in Munich, Germany.  He was a mechanical engineer by profession.

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Marcin married Romana Lenartowicz (born in 1901), and they had a daughter: Małgorzata. Marcin later married Irena Kozłowska, who served as a Lieutenant in the Women’s Auxiliary of the Polish 2nd Corps. She died in Australia in 1977.

 

Marcin fought in the 1920 Polish Russian war. When WW2 broke out, he fought in the September Campaign in Poland, was captured by the Russians, and was sent to a POW camp in Siberia.

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Released by the ‘amnesty’, he joined the Polish 2nd Corps and was a Captain in the 7th Horse Artillery Regiment. The Horse Artillery Regiment was part of the organization of the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division of the Polish 2nd Corps.

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Marcin served in Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, and in the Italian Campaign, including the Battle of Monte Cassino.

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After the war, he was sent from Italy to the Penros Polish resettlement village near Pwelli in Wales in the UK.  He later emigrated to Australia.

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Marcin passed away in Botany, Australia on 28 July 1992, at the age of 91 years. He was buried at the Rookwood Necropolis in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

 

If you would like to read more of the family experiences during the war, please visit  www.nadiarupniak.com

 

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