Born Yuri Osadciw, Jurko 'Frank' Osadciw was born on 14th April 1922 in the rural village of Rosilna, Western Ukraine. He was the eldest of six siblings- Anna, Polina, Anastasia, Natalka, and Vasyl- and was raised on a rural smallholding by parents Ilya and Justina.

His memories of home involved dense woodland and rural dirt roads, as well as winters so cold that trees would split in half. 

He was raised, along with his siblings, in a single room wooden house, with benches for sleeping around a fire at night, and attended the local village school. He was remembered by his sisters as the determined older brother who forced them to go to school even past the age that girls usually attended, by following them along the path and tapping them on the back of the legs with a sack of potatoes if they slowed.

He was taken as a forced labourer by the Germans, probably in 1941, never to see or contact his parents again. His mother Justina would spend the rest of her life grief stricken over the loss, and assumed death, of her eldest child. He left with only a photograph of each of his parents.

Transported to Germany, by 1943 Frank was working as a forced labourer on a farm in Augsburg, Bavaria, ran by private employers, where he was treated fairly well and remained for the duration of the War. He was selected for this work in a cattle market style scheme, where private employers could come and select the labourers they felt would best suit their intended needs. 

After liberation in 1945, Frank worked with the American Army for a couple of years. He found friendship and comradery here, and was well liked by the Americans, who nicknamed him 'the nice man'. 

Following time at various DP camps in Germany, Frank arrived in Britain in 1948 as a Displaced Person, and resided in camps both in Scotland and Cambridge before moving to a DP hostel in the West Midlands. It was whilst living here that he met his future wife, English born Annie Henton. The two went on to have two sons, also raising Annie's daughter from an earlier marriage. They settled for the rest of their lives in the village of Hartshill, a few minutes walk from the Hayes Country Park. 

Although not a regular member, Frank did attend the Coventry Ukrainian club for special events. 

Frank worked as Overman of the mines in the towns and villages around Nuneaton, and enjoyed growing vegetables in his garden, spending time outside at home, and his car, which he enjoyed keeping in show room condition. He was partial to pub lunches and spending time doing DIY, and enjoyed time with his family rather than a lot of time socialising with others. He was a well liked man, and a very popular neighbour and friend in his local community, known for his amiability, warmth, and generosity.

Frank got back in contact with his family in Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and travelled back to his village in Ukraine in 1993, where he was reunited with some of his surviving family, and visited the graves of his parents.

Frank died in 2011, just short of his 90th birthday, four months after the death of his wife, Annie. He left a legacy of love and pride in Ukraine, as well as two children, three grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and a step-daughter. He is remembered today as an example of a truly good man.