Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Oadby And Wigston
Town
South Wigston
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81616

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Current location

All Saints Church of England Primary School
Aylstone Lane
South Wigston
Oadby And Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 60458 98970
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Plaque from the Mikula family whose family member, Flight Sergeant Felix Mikula was Flight Engineer, and a montage of photographs of five of the six Polish crewmen who died and who are buried at Newark.
Inscription
THE MIKULA FAMILY/ PRESENT THIS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION/ AT THE WINGS OF PEACE SERVICE - 4TH FEBRUARY, 2016/ TO ALL SAINTS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL/ WHICH INCLUDES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE STAFF, CHILDREN, HELPERS AND FRIENDS/ IT IS MADE WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND THE GREATEST RESPECT/ FOR TAKING CARE OF O EXCELLENTLY THE MEMORY OF OUR/ F/SGT FELIKS MUIKULA, AGED 25/ WHO DIED ON 4TH FEBRUARY 1946 DURING THE CRASH OF THE AVRO LANCASTER BOMBER PA269 WITH CALL-SIGN BH-U/ AND FOR TAKING CARE OF SO EXCELLENTLY THE MEMORIES OF THE REST OF THE AIRCREW WHO ALSO DIED ON THAT FATEFUL DAY/ W/COM R. SULINSKI, W/OW. BREZEZINSKI, F/O W.R. JEDRZEJCZYK,/ F/O C. K. SULGUT, W/O M. SZWANDT/ PRESENTED BY ZOFIA AND PETER MIKULA-RANG IN OUR NAME AND IN THE NAMES OF ROMAN AND CECYLIE MIKULA/ ROMAN MIKULA SADLY DIED ON 19TH FEBRUART 2013 IN OSTROW WIELKOPOLSKI AND WAS THE BROTHER OF FELIKS MIKULA
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 310cm, width 380mm
    Materials: Aluminium
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
All Saints Church Of England Primary School - PA 269 Lancaster crash

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