Located North of the Johannesburg CBD just off the M1 motorway between Glenhove and Athol Oaklands offramps, the Katyn memorial is in the James & Ethel Grey park.
It is a very simple yet beautiful memorial, designed by Andrzej Romanowicz.
This page has pictures of the memorial and three inscriptions.
From the inscriptions you will see that, in addition to Katyn, the memorial remembers the Warsaw uprising as well as the South African Air Force members who dropped provisions during the uprising. Martin Urry's uncle was one of those men.
Churchill ordered the South Africans to fly from Italy, over enemy controlled territory, to Warsaw to drop supplies. This was a 12 hour flight without any fighter escort which resulted in terrible losses.
The Polish Association hold a service at the memorial early in September each year.
The copyright of these images remains the property of Martin Urry.
