They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
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
(EJ01) Article from the Ottawa Journal on Edmund Jarvis serving in HMCS SKEENA (EJ02) Documents from the Service File of Edmund Jarvis
Second World War Casualty Index
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