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Żerebecki, Kazimierz

Date of birth:
September 1st, 1910 (Tarnopol, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
June 18th, 1941 (Lutjebroek/North Holland, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Bergen
Plot: I. Row: E. Grave: 12.
Service number:
0356
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Porucznik (Lieutenant)
Polish Air Force, 305 Sqdn.

On 19-6-1941 the Vickers Wellington R1696 "SM-F" of 305 (Polish) Squadron took off from Syerston in the county of Nottinghamshire to take part in an attack on Bremen.
At 00:52 the Wellington was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed in Lutjebroek.
Three crew members were able to jump from the aircraft. Two men were killed, including Zerebecki.

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