Charles Jarvis (VC)

Charles Jarvis (VC)
Charles Alfred Jarvis
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Born 29 March 1881
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Died 19 November 1948 (aged 67)
Dundee, Scotland
Buried at Cupar Cemetery, Fife
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1900 - 1917
Rank Corporal
Unit Black Watch
Royal Engineers
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Victoria Cross

Charles Alfred Jarvis VC (29 March 1881 - 19 November 1948) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

In civilian life, Jarvis was a metalworker and a member of the Walthamstow Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.[1]

He was 33 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 57th Field Company, Royal Engineers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC (the first VC of the war).

Only three weeks into the war on 23 August 1914 at Jemappes, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Jarvis worked for 1½ hours under heavy fire, in full view of the enemy and finally succeeded in firing charges for the demolition of a bridge. He was wounded in the process.

In 1915 he returned to Britain and was presented with his medal at Buckingham Palace. He was later promoted to second corporal and corporal before being discharged from the Army in 1917. He went on to work at the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Monthly Journal and Report of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, December 1914

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