They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Edmund Arthur Jarvis

 

Petty Officer Acting Anti-Aircraft Rating 1st Class, 3330, RCN

 

Born: 28 Oct 1920, Morrisburg, Ontario

 

Died: 29 Apr 1944 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

JARVIS, Edmund Arthur, PO A/AA1, 3330, RCN, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Harold and Nellie Sophia Jarvis, Morrisburg, Ontario; husband of Ethel May Jarvis, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

PO Jarvis died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN G07, was sunk in the English Channel on April 29, 1944.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 24 Apr 1939 as an OS, RCN

HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 24 Jun 1939 as an OS, RCN

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Sep 1939 as an OS, RCN

HMCS SKEENA - Drafted to SKEENA 13 Oct 1939 as an OS, RCN

* Rated AB 24 Apr 1940

* Rated AA3 09 Jul 1940

* Rated A/LS 01 Dec 1941

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 19 Sep 1942 as an A/LS, RCN

* Rated AA2 11 Nov 1942

* Rated LS 01 Dec 1942

HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 02 Apr 1943 as a LS, RCN

* Rated A/AA1, 23 Jun 1943

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 25 Jun 1942 as an LS, RCN

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 14 Jul 1943 as a LS, RCN

* Rated A/PO 14 Nov 1943

 

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(EJ01) Article from the Ottawa Journal on Edmund Jarvis serving in HMCS SKEENA

(EJ02) Documents from the Service File of Edmund Jarvis

 


 

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