JARVIS, Tasman
| Service Number: | 79 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Campania, Tasmania, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Campania, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Richmond War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 79, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 79, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred and Eliza Jarvis;
Brother of George Jarvis; Henry Thomas Jarvis who was killed in action on 4 September 1916 while serving with the 52nd Battalion, Roy William Jarvis MM who returned to Australia on 26 July 1919 having served with the Aust. Infantry Base Depot and Alfred Edward Jarvis who returned to Australia on 27 August 1917 having served with the 52nd Battalion
Husband of Violet Vita Jarvis of Bellerive, Tas. Father of Sydney Alfred Ronald Jarvis, Sylvia Fay Thorne Jarvis and Athol Robert Thorne Jarvis. Pension for Violet and the children was origianally refused due to Tasman's body having not been found and therefore was deemed to be 'missing' not killed. It was eventually granted on 27 January 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Vicory Medal
Previously served in the Derwent Regiment for about 5 years
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