[Command of the 1st Regiment of Polish Legion Lancers] Letter from Stanislaw Bujwid to his mother, Kazimiera Bujwidowa Dat. 19 V [19]16

Postal card 2 p., filled in manuscript, measuring 13.8 x 8.8 cm. On the obverse the stamp of the Headquarters of the 1st Regiment of Polish Legion Lancers, field mail stamps, and completed addressing to Kazimiera Bujwidowa in Cracow.

Bujwid complains of a long period of silence from his family. He informs that he lay isolated for quite a long time with suspected typhoid fever - and that it was most likely "Volhynian debra" after all. He thanks the family for the packages he received.

Kazimiera Bujwidowa, alias Kazimiera Bujwid, née Klimontowicz (born October 16, 1867 in Warsaw, died October 8, 1932 in Cracow) - Polish social activist, publicist, feminist and atheist.During World War I, together with her husband and eldest daughter, a doctor, she ran a hospital for wounded soldiers of the Polish Legions. [wikipedia.pl]

Stanislaw Bujwid (1895-1951) - lieutenant of reserve cavalry of the Polish Army, engineer, decorated with the Cross of Independence and the Cross of Valor. During World War I he fought in the ranks of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the Polish Legions. In 1917 he completed a cavalry officer course in Ostroleka. He took an active part in the capture of Przemysl, Janow and Lviv, where he distinguished himself with valor and was appointed second lieutenant by Gen. Roja. After the dissolution of the Officers' Legion, he was assigned to the operational group of Maj. Gen. J. Lesniewski. By the new commander of the group, Lt. Gen. Jędrzejewski, he was appointed his personal adjutant. He took part in the Polish-Bolshevik war. He died on May 30, 1951.