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Sep 20, 1897
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Born at Falkirk Stirlingshire Scotland
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Oct 13, 1915
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Joined the 20th Regiment of the
Halton Rifles
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Nov 19, 1915
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Signed Attestation Papers into the 76th
Battalion
Ø Number 142533
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs James Jarvie (mother) of Milton Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as “current member of
militia” (20th Halton Rifles)
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Although these papers were signed by him
on Nov 19, the Medical Certificate was signed on Nov 18 at Milton Ontario, and the
Certificate of the Officer Commanding was signed on the Nov 26th, while the
Magistrate’s Certificate wasn’t signed until Nov 29th at Barrie
Ontario
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Jan 19, 1916
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Detained after being Absent Without Leave for
2 days
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the Empress of Britain at Halifax for
England
Note that the ship did not sail until April
25.
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) and TOS (Taken On Strength) 21st Battalion
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Jul 12, 1916
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Left to join unit
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Jul 13, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Sep 15, 1916
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Initially reported missing after action, then
reported Missing, Presumed Dead
Because his body was never recovered, or if
recovered but not identified, he is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Monument in France.
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Aug 31, 1917
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His pay record shows a debit on the date of
his death of 89 cents. The record states
“transferred to Canada for collection”. It
appears that his family was going to be asked to repay the 89 cents.
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British War Medal, Victory Medal, Death Plaque
and Scroll were sent to his father and the Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, both of
Milton West Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of John Jarvie being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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