Soldier Record
Ernest Jarvis
Contributed by: Chris Weekes, on 2008-11-27
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Ernest |
| Surname | Jarvis |
| Year of Birth | 1892 |
| Year of Death | 1917 |
| Regiment | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Chelmsford, Essex |
Ernest's Story
The day sometime in late 1916 or early 1917 when a young sensitive man left his employment in a local store to join the ARMY. After training went into the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was killed during the Battle of Arras April 24th 1917
Known only unto God his name appears on the Memorial to the Missing at Arras and on the WW1 memorial in Dublin
He died without ever seeing his daughter Beryl who is living now in Leceistershire
He was the oldest brother of my dear grandmother Winifred.
On the photograph Ernest the day he joiend up.
No additional memories have been submitted