Thanks to Steve for this
Stanislaw, aka, Rocky was a well known and much respected Polish man who took up residency in Abingdon after the war. It was rumoured that he fought in the Free Polish Air Force during the war and a recent obituary article in the Mail https://m.facebook.com/307SquadronProject/posts/833636720105369 confirms those rumours. The article is about a war hero living in Swansea and who died shortly after his 100th birthday.
In the 60’/70s he owned and ran Top Taxis in Abingdon, and lived on the Marcham Road. Steve says he was an amazing full of life character who lightened every room he entered! I hope the Mail does not mind me borrowing their pictures. If anybody has any of Stanislaw in his Abingdon days, or even Top Taxis, please send to backstreet60@gmail.com.
Why no comments? Here’s a fine, hard working immigrant, who made a massive contribution.
I wish I had met him.
Agreed ppjs, a man truly worthy of the word Legend. Wish I’d have met him too, I bet he had some fantastic stories