Charles Alfred Jarvis
Lance-Corporal, 57th Field Company Royal Engineers
- Register No.
- 634 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
- Unit
- 57th Field Company Royal Engineers (register: Corps of Royal Engineers) all Corps of Royal Engineers VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 August 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 16th November, 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Born
- 29th March 1881 at Fraserburgh, Scotland
- Died
- the 19th November, 1948 at Dundee, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- at Cupar Cemetery, Fife, Scotland
Digest of citation
On 23rd August 1914 and Jernappse, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Jarvis worked for one on a half hours under heavy fire, in full view of the enemy until he had succeeded in firing charges for the demolition of a bridge
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JARVIS, Charles Alfred. (Reg No. 634).
Lance-Corporal. 57th Field Company Royal Engineers.
London Gazetted on 16th November, 1914.
Born on 29th March 1881 at Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Died on the 19th November, 1948 at Dundee, Scotland.
Memorial on grave at Cupar Cemetery, Fife, Scotland.
Digest of Citation reads: On 23rd August 1914 and Jernappse, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Jarvis worked for one on a half hours under heavy fire, in full view of the enemy until he had succeeded in firing charges for the demolition of a bridge.
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