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John Ward, MC, (15 December 1918 – 29 August 1995) was a Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant who was twice decorated for bravery. In World War II he was a member of the crew of a bomber that was shot down.
John Ward (ur. 15 grudnia 1921 w Birmingham, zm. 29 sierpnia 1995 w Londynie) – porucznik, brytyjski pilot RAF-u, oficer Armii Krajowej, uczestnik powstania warszawskiego.
30 lip 2019 · John Ward urodził się na Ward End – przedmieściach Birningham. Do RAF wstąpił w 1937 roku, w wieku 18 lat. Został radiooperatorem. W czasie powstania nie tylko informował połączone sztaby o sytuacji w Warszawie. Prowadził także audycje w powstańczym radiu „Błyskawica”. arc.
A history of the Polish underground's heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War 2 Warsaw from German occupation told through photos, movie clips, eyewitness accounts, documents, timeline, maps, and songs.
1 sie 2018 · And speaking of Britain, think also of Birmingham-born John Ward. Shot down over France in 1940, the officer was taken into captivity close to Leszno before escaping and joining up with the AK. Awarded Poland’s Cross of Valor, he filed over 100 battlefield reports for The Times and became a key liaison between Polish forces and the British ...
A history of the Polish underground's heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War II Warsaw from German occupation told through documents, timeline, maps, photos, movie clips, and songs. Lt. John Ward, British ex-POW, a member of the Polish Home Army between 1941-1945.
29 sie 2012 · John Ward was an outspoken and fervent advocate on behalf of the Polish Resistance, and made constant demands for British military equipment, supplies, assistance and intervention. In a macabre chain of events, British and American help did finally come, but it was all too little and too late.
