JARVIS, Ivan
| Service Number: | 2129 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2129, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2129, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Barunga, Melbourne |
Ivan Jarvis
Ivan Jarvis was born in 1897, at Corryong, Victoria. His father, William Jarvis, lived in Towong, Victoria, and was Ivan’s next of kin. During his childhood, Ivan attended school in Towong. No information has been found regarding his mother or other family members.
On the 1 September, 1915, Ivan enlisted in the AIF (Australian Imperial Forces) at Melbourne, Victoria. He was given the service number 2129 and was put on strength with the 15th Reinforcements of the 8th Light Horse Regiment.
Upon enlistment, Ivan was an 18-year-old labourer from Towong in Victoria. He stood 5 foot 6 inches (170 cm) tall, weighed 8 stone 6 pounds (54 kg) and his chest measurement was 35 inches (89 cm). His complexion was given as medium, eyes blue and hair brown. Ivan’s records show that he had the distinctive marks of a mole on the centre of his back, as well as a scar on his right knee cap. Ivan’s religious denomination was given as Church of England.
Ivan embarked on HMAT A43 Barunga, on the 7 April, 1916, sailing from Melbourne, Victoria. The trip would take him across the Great Australian Bight to Fremantle, on to Colombo, in Ceylon, before finally disembarking at Suez, at the southern end of the Suez Canal, in Egypt.
Ivan was taken on strength in the 3rd Imperial Camel Corps (ICC) on the 9 July, 1916, at Tel-el-Kebir, as a Trooper. As a camelier, he would ride to where the conflict would be taking place then, similar to the Light Horsemen, dismount from the camels and fight on foot.
On the 30 August, 1916, Ivan was admitted to No. 3 Australian General Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, to be treated for his right leg as he was suffering from a mild synovitis knee. From there he went to No. 14 Australian General Hospital in Cairo on the 18 October, 1916.
On the 21 January, 1917, Ivan embarked on the HMAT A14 Euripides at Suez, returning to Australia some weeks later. Following his return, Ivan was admitted to the 2nd Australian General Hospital on the 21 February, 1917. He was finally discharged from the AIF on the 2 April, 1917. For his service during the war, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Not a great deal of information has been found on what Ivan did upon returning from the war. It is known that he passed away on the 12 January, 1987, at the age of 90. It is unknown where he died or was buried.
Extract from "Light Horsemen of the Upper Murray", Year 5 and 6 Project, Corryong College.
Submitted 20 April 2019 by Stephen Learmonth