The families of all the four murdered airmen were among the attendees. From Australia a niece of S/L John Williams DFC Mrs Louise Williams accompanied by her parents, brother Richard and men from the Australian ABC TV. Also his another niece Margareth Phillips, her husband Bob and the President of No 450 Sqn´s RAAF Association Mr Michael Thompson came.
A nephew of F/Lt Reginald Kierath and a niece of F/Lt Leslie Bull DFC Mrs Leslie Paus with her son Warren Davis a paperman and the Air Force Advisor of the London Australian High Commission G/C Peter Wood arrived from UK. F/O Jerzy Mondschein´s daughter, a grand-daughter and a grand-son from Poland. A wife of the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn´s pilot Alois Siska, a former Prime Minister Jan Fischer, his wife and a Polish Military Attaché Col. Tomasz Podlasin came from Prague. A nephew of No 311 Sqn´s W/O Arnost Valenta arrived from the village of Svebohov nr Zabreh in Moravia. He was the only Czechoslovak victim in fifty murdered. Mr Holy made a request for a flypast of two Aero L- 159 Alca jet trainers during the Ceremony. It was approved by the Minister of Defence and Mr Holy detailed the event with the Caslav air base later.
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Mr Michal Holy next to his brainchild. Today he is at the Great Escape 70 Remembrance Ceremony held at Zagan. |
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Act of Unveiling. L to R : Peter Kierath, Richard Williams, Warren Davis, Leslie Paus. Malgorzata Mondschein Komornicka can not be seen behind Mrs Paus. |
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First row L to R : G/C Peter Wood, an UK paperman, Col. Tomasz Podlasin, Lukasz Komornicky, Anna Komornicka, Malgorzata Mondschein Komornicka, Leslie Paus, Warren Davis, the Phillips, Richard Williams, Peter Kierath, the Fischers and Vlasta Siskova. |
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L to R : Louise Williams kneels, stand Peter Kierath, Richard Williams, Leslie Paus, Warren Davis, Michal Holy, Malgorzata Komornicka-Mondschein, Anna Komornicka and Lukasz Komornicky |
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