Regimental number | 3525 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Assistant surveyor |
Address | King William Road, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, William Jarvis, King William Road, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | PTE (A/CPL) |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 1st Pnr Btn Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 1 Pnr Btn Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross (Awarded) Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in organising working parties and stretcher-bearers, rendering valuable services and setting splendid example to all ranks. (East of Ypres) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He organized working parties, took charge of men who had lost their officers, and established a communication trench through an enemy barrage. He collected enemy prisoners, forming them into stretcher-bearers, and personally conducted these parties through the barrage. Throughout the operations he set a splendid example to all ranks.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 137 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |