Name: Stanley Azarkiewicz (Azarkiewcz) Rank: Private Service Number: F/55400 Service: Cape Breton Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Date of Birth: November 1, 1920 Place of Birth: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Date of Enlistment: July 9, 1940 Place of Enlistment: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Address at Enlistment: 110 Ferris Street, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Age at Enlistment: 19 Height: 5 feet, 7 inches Complexion: Dark Eye Colour: Brown Hair Colour: Black Occupation: Labourer Marital Status: Single Next of Kin: Mrs. Frances Azarkiewicz (Mother) Sydney, NS Religion: Roman Catholic Date of Death: May 1, 1944 Age: 23 Cemetery: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy Grave: Plot XIII, Row C, Grave 13 Commemorated on Page 240 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 21 Stanley was the son of Peter Azarkiewicz and Frances (Zagorski) Azarkiewicz. He had three brothers, Frank (b. 1916), John (1918-1958), and Joseph Anthony (b. 1923), and two sisters, Mary and Rose. Both of Stanley’s parents were born in Poland. Stanley’s surname on his birth record is spelled Azarkiwicz, and in the 1921 and 1931 census, and other family records, as Azarkiewicz. His service file records it as Azarkiewcz. Stanley’s brother Joseph served as a Trooper in the Canadian Army in the Second World War, including service in Italy, with the CAC. After enlisting in July of 1940, Stanley trained in Canada and England and was in and out of Army hospitals multiple times. He departed England for the Mediterranean Theatre of War in November of 1943. On May 1, 1944, the Cape Breton Highlanders (5th Canadian Armoured Division) were located in Central Italy, specifically in the area of the Liri Valley. During this period, the unit was in a stage of preparation and concentration for the upcoming Liri Valley Offensive and the assault on the Hitler Line. The battalion had recently moved into assembly areas near the Volturno River and was situated in the vicinity of Mignano, south of Monte Cassino. Stanley was wounded in action April 29, 1944, and died 2 days later as a result of his wounds. He was initially interred in Presenzano (Row F, Grave 9) and reinterred shortly thereafter at the Cassino Military Cemetery. He is also remembered on the Cape Breton Highlanders Second World War Memorial in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Source: Service File: Stanley Azarkiewicz Canadian Virtual War Memorial