Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Roll of Honour: Dennis Jarvis


Lance Bombardier D. A. C. Jarvis
21 Lt. A. A. Regt., Royal Artillery
1556170
Died in Japanese hands, 12 March 1945.
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Dennis Alfred Claud Jarvis was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. He was transported to Kobe PoW camp in Japan where he died on 12 March 1945. His name is added in pencil to the Woking County School memorial order of service kept in the Surrey History Centre. 

After the war Dennis’ body was taken to America for burial and he was laid to rest in St. Louis (Jefferson Barracks) National Cemetery in Missouri (Sec. 82 Coll. grave 1B, 1C, 1D).
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Last updated 3 July 2010

Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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