Rumuald "Christopher" Jagiellowicz

1923 - 2017  (94 years)

• Name	Rumuald "Christopher" Jagiellowicz
  Born	1923	, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-419240
  Died	24 Sep 2017	, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	30 Sep 2017	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I419240	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Genowefa
  Children	1. Christopher Jagiellowicz
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F270951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JAGIELLOWICZ, Christopher Born in 1923, close to Vilno (Poland), young Romuald was sent to Siberia at the start of Second World War. When the Axis pact was broken, Romuald lied about his age to join the Free Polish Army. He saw active service as Forward Recon/Bombadier in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy, especially Monte Cassino, Bologna and Ancona. Post war he studied in England before immigrating to Canada, in early 1950s. After a long career in Industrial Engineering, he became a technical teacher, at the secondary school level. He enjoyed teaching until his retirement. Bored in retirement, he resumed his studies in Waterloo and Moscow, to earn a Masters degree. He was a long term member of the Galt Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. He leaves behind his wife Genowefa and son Christopher. Resting at Corbett Funeral Home, 95 Dundas Street N., Cambridge, on Friday, September 29, 2017, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held from St. Patrick's RC Church, 53 Wellington Street, Cambridge, on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Mount View Cemetery. Waterloo Region Record 27 Sep 2017

  
  

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  Born - 1923 - , Poland Died - 24 Sep 2017 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - 30 Sep 2017 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth