Walter Jarvis Killed in Action, 1918 @ Norfolk Genealogy

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The following is from a page 1 article in the 28 Nov 1918 issue of
the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.

PRIVATE WALTER JARVIS

47830 -- Mrs. Edward Jarvis of Langton has been notified of the death in action of her son, Private
Walter Jarvis, on 1 Oct 1918.

He enlisted at Simcoe, in March 1915, under
Major Dugit and went overseas the same spring.
He was attached to the 17th Battalion in England
for a short time and after going to France served
with the 15th Battalion, but had recently been transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.

The following is from the Blayney column on page 10 of the
12 Dec 1918 issue of the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.

Mr. and Mrs. Osborne attended the memorial service held last Sunday at Langton for her brother, Mr. Jarvis, who was killed in action in France.

Also see Walter's Attestation paper: side 1 | side 2

Walter Jarvis