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JAMES HENRY JARVIS
Kingston upon Hull HU7 0BA
England
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN & HARRIET SARAH JARVIS, OF 8, BEECH GROVE, DALTON STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS ADDRESS) & CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS WILLIAM, ERNEST AND WALTER, AND THREE SISTERS, MARY, GERTRUDE AND LILIAN. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FPRMERLY, PRIVATE, 5005 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/09/1918, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED ON THE VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW VIOLET ALLEN, AT 2, LEVITT'S PLACE, ALICIA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
| Name | James Henry Jarvis |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Kingston-on-Hull |
| Death Date | 12 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 205701 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 5005, E. York Regt |
Haucourt 62156
Hauts-de-France
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