NIESIELSKI, Lt. Edward, 1941-c. 1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-vii) address card, personal data sheet, and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-31) responses to aide-mémoire
(fols. 32-35) letters from War Office about Niesielski's war service, and other papers, relating to this, 1941-1947 (xerox copies)
(fols. 36-48) photographs relating to Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) service.

Dates

Creation: 1941-c. 1983

Extent

48 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (315)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lt. E. Niesielski, born 1914 in Poland. Gained a degree in commerce and became a commercial engineer. Joined the Polish Army, 1939; served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1941-1943.

1 and 3 Sierra Leone Regiment, Port Lokko, Kambia, Hastings, Freetown, 1941-1943.