JARVIS, Edward Arthur
| Service Number: | 3369 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Vic., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Egypt, 15 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt A 77 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3369, 14th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3369, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3369, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of T Jarvis, Yarrawa Street, Sebastopol Ballarat, Victoria
Arthur Edward Jarvis (SN 3369) was born in Rutherglen but attended the Sebastopol State School. He was a 19-year-old, single, Carpenter when he enlisted on 7th July 1915. He joined the 14th Infantry Battalion and sailed from Melbourne in October. He underwent further training in Egypt until tragedy struck. He was off duty when he went swimming in the Suez Canal with two other soldiers on 15th May 1916. He dived in and struck his head, fracturing his skull, and died soon after. He is buried in the lsmailia Military Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.