Eugeniusz's Story.
Eugeniusz Pelczarski studied at Eagles school near Deblin, he had wanted to become a pilot but by September 1939 had not finished his studies.
Eugeniusz Pelczarski
It is believed that he fought in North Africa under General Maczek and was wounded there when his armoured car ran over a mine. In England he met a lady only known to the family as Betty, Betty believed her husband had been killed in the Far East, however her husband returned from captivity, and she returned to him. While in England Eugen was assigned to the Polish Resettlement Corps.
His family in Poland suffered under the Nazis, his mother and sister Janina, lived in the basement of their house, when the Germans took over, it was at the time the Post Office in Biala Nizna. His father Adam Pelczarski was arrested by the Gestapo for his activity with the ZWZ and Home Army, he was imprisoned in Nowy Sacz then in Tarnow before being sent to Oswiecim camp where he was murdered.
Adam and Eugeniusz
Adam his younger brother also studied at the Eagles school he was active with Chlopskie battalions (underground resistance) in the districts of Strola-Grybow-Nowy Sacz.
The Cheshire Roll of Honour would like to thank Anna Pekala Capik, Eugeniusz neice for the information and pictures.
Headstone picture © Simon Gildea.