I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE STATUE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT THERE IS A BRONZE STATUE/SCULPTURE OF WOJTEK IN THE SIKORSKI INSTITUTE IN LONDON, HE MEETS YOU AS YOU ENTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIR. I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF HIM WHEN I AM BACK DOWN IN SEPTEMBER.
WITH THE PASSING OF THE 6O YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE AT MONTE CASSINO MAY 18TH 2004 I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME WE SAW A LITTLE BIT MORE RECOGNITION NOT ONLY OF THE EFFORTS OF THE POLES DURING WW2 ESPECIALLY IN ITALY BUT MAYBE IT IS ABOUT TIME WOJTEK RECEIVED SOME MORE RECOGNITION FOR HIS REMARKABLE EFFORTS DURING THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. SCOTLAND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO BE THE PLACE HE CAME TO LIVE AFTER HE HAD BEEN SO LOYAL TO HIS POLISH COMRADES.
IF ANYONE KNOWS BETTER PLEASE LET ME KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT ANY OF HIS STATUE'S, WHERE EVER THEY MAY BE.
DOES HE HAVE A GRAVE?
Posted on Jul 5, 2004, 12:24 AM from IP address 195.93.33.8