General Aureliusz Serda-Teodorski, born on 25 April 1860 in Tarnów, was an outstanding military man whose life and career paint a picture of a man extremely dedicated to his duties. His life path, from his early years in his native Tarnów, through his legal education at the University of Vienna and Krakow, to his military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army and later in the Polish Army.

Serdy-Teodorski's family struggled financially after the death of his father, which forced the young Aurelius to decide to embark on a military career as a solution to his material problems. His early years in the army, spent in the 1st lancer regiment in Kraków, shaped him as a soldier and allowed him to gain experience that he later used in his further career.

His service in the Austro-Hungarian army resulted in many promotions for Serdy-Teodorski, from the rank of chevalier to colonel, with each successive rank being a recognition of his skills and dedication. As a lecturer at the Military School in Vienna and as a commander in various units, including the 12th Dragoon Regiment, Serda-Teodorski proved himself not only as an able commander but also as a teacher for younger soldiers.

His activities during the First World War, particularly on the Russian front, not only earned him promotion and knighthood, but also confirmed his reputation as a commander who valued courage, determination and strategic thinking. Serdy-Teodorski's attitude during the war, including his decision not to surrender to the Italians and get his troops out of encirclement, is testament to his skills.

After the war, in 1919, he took part in the battles for Lwów, among others as commander of the Operational Group "Gródek Jagielloński" defending the Lwów-Przemyśl railway line. He was wounded during the fighting. In June, he was promoted to brigadier general. After his convalescence, he was sent to France, where he was deputy commander of the 3rd Division of Polish Riflemen in General Haller's army. In 1920, he became head of the Military Mission to the Ukrainian Government.

Serdy-Teodorski's military career ended as commander of the Higher War College in Warsaw, but his interests and activities went beyond military service. He was the author of numerous articles on military subjects and a participant in scientific and social life.

Emigration to Yugoslavia in 1936 was another stage in Serdy-Teodorski's life, where he spent the last years of his life. Despite the change of landscape and context, his interest in the political situation in Poland and Europe did not diminish, as evidenced by his undiminished patriotism and commitment. During this time he settled in Rijeka. After leaving the service, he was attracted to Croatia by his family ties. Aureliusz Serda-Teodorski married Petronela de Sladović, a native of Croatia, on 30 May 1893. Their life path together resulted in the birth of three children. Their first daughter, Beata, born in 1898, married the Yugoslav general Murkovic. Teodora, their second daughter, was born a year later and chose the profession of music teacher. The family was completed by a son Joseph, born in 1900. He aspired to a career in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, but his dreams were interrupted by his tragic death aboard the torpedoed ship 'Szent Istvan' in the Adriatic waters in 1918. He died in 1942 in Zagreb. He is buried in the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.

In the Zagreb Cemetery there is a gravestone in the form of a stele, with a cross inscribed on the axis, with a vertical beam and arm projecting above its height. At the base of the stele is an inscription plaque on its own base. The whole sits on a separate base in front of which a tombstone on a band. On the sides of the cross on the stele in panels are inscription plaques. Cross and plaques in marble, slab, band and stele in terrazzo, Plaque in memory of Aurel Serda-Teodorski on the right side of the cross with inscription:

AUREL SERDA-TEODORSKI / GENERAŁ W.P. / 81860. +1942. //. Letters originally filled in with black paint, partially preserved.