Jaroslav Stawyskyj was born of Ukrainian parents on January 17, 1947, in a displaced person’s camp in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The young family arrived in Sydney in July 1949.
Jaroslav served in the Australian Army, where he sustained severe injuries. He recently passed away. The Sydney Morning Herald has written an extensive obituary about this unsung hero: http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/unsung-hero-marched-on-20130207-2e1az.html
