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REMEMBRANCE COMMEMORATIONS 2024
Wednesday 6th November 2024
21st Annual Remembrance Ceremony
at East Wretham, Norfolk organised by
the Royal Air Forces Association
Supporters of Norfolk Polish Heritage Group joined representatives from the Czech and Polish Embassies in London, Norfolk dignitaries, serving members of the RAF, veterans, members of the British Legion and the general public at a memorial service dedicated to the memory of the 359th Fighter Group personnel who served at East Wretham, Norfolk between 1943-1945.
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Members of the Czechoslovakian and Polish Air Forces are buried in Commonwealth War Graves at St Ethelbert's Church.
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It was a solemn but uplifting event, set in the calm rural landscape of south west Norfolk on a quiet and gently autumnal morning. After the service, there was an opportunity to socialise over refreshments in the village hall.
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NPHG Supporters at the War Commission War Graves of
Pte. M. Sieprawski and Plt. Off. S. Chlosta
(l-r) Christina Arthurton; Wiktor Lukaniuk; Tony Arthurton; Jane O'dell; Col. Robert Pawlicki; Adrian Å»óÅ‚kowski-O'dell; Barbara Nadel​
Wreath laid by Col. Robert Pawlicki​
Deputy Defence Attaché
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Sunday, 10th November 2024
NPHG ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
THE POLISH SHRINE
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, NORWICH
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A large gathering of NPHG supporters came together to commemorate the lives of those Poles who arrived in Norfolk during WW II to take on the fight against the Nazi oppressors.
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Many stayed in the county following the cessation of hostilities in 1945 and, in the subsequent years, made a valuable contribution to society and the economy. The shrine at the cathedral was conceived and constructed in 1981 by some of those who stayed and the inscription on a stone tablet reads,
"In memory of Polish men and women who died for freedom between
1939-1945, especially those who operated from East Anglia and in thanksgiving from those Poles who found hearth and home here".
NPHG Supporters
at St John's Cathedral, Norwich
The Polish Shrine
consecrated by Pope John Paul II
Jadwiga Bingham, Jane O'dell
and Kasia (nee Lesisz)