Charles Alfred Jarvis

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.

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

On 23 August 1914 at Jemappes, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Jarvis worked for 1.5 hours under heavy fire, in full view of the enemy and finally succeeded in firing charges for the demolition of a bridge.

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*The Sapper VCs (Gerald Napier, 1998)
*Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
*VCs of the First World War - 1914 (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)

External links

* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_vc.htm#1j Royal Engineers Museum] Sappers VCs
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/fife.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Fife)"
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8015957 Charles Alfred Jarvis at Find-A-Grave]
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWjarvis.htm Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis] "(biography)"