I am trying to trace my late fathers family. He was born in Poland in a village called rudnyk. He was born in 1922 and his mothers name was Maria. He came to England during the was and served in the british navy, I also know that his and his family's surname was changed around this time. The surname we have now is Mikolajec but a letter that came mant years ago was addressed to Edward Mikolajetz so I am not sure if this is the original spelling. I have been searching everywhere but keep hitting brick walls. If anybody can give me any hints how to proceed, I would truly appreciate it.
Thank you.