May 25, 1879

Born in Staffordshire, England to James and Sarah Jeavons

Jan 17, 1916

Attested into the 168^th Battalion CEF in Ingersoll, Ontario 

Ø      Number 675273

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs. Edith Ema Jeavons, wife, 2 Harris St., Ingersoll, Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Baker

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Baptist 

The battalion initially trained in Camp Francis, near London, Ontario before moving to Camp Borden to continue training

Oct 30, 1916

Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nov 11, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, to continue training

Dec 5, 1916

Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling to continue training

Jan 4, 1917

Transferred to the newly formed 6^th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling.  Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it moved to Seaford for training

Apr 17, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Apr 18, 1917

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 85 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Apr 21, 1917

After leaving the base depot, Private Jeavons joined the 21^st Battalion in the support trenches near Acheville, France

Jun 21, 1917

Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Sun Stroke

Jul 2, 1917

Discharged to duty from the field ambulance

Aug 17, 1917

On August 15, 1917, the 21^st Battalion, along with other units of the 2^nd Division, captured Hill 70, near Lens, France.  The Germans mounted several counter attacks over the following days to regain the lost position, and on the 17^th of August, Private Jeavons was killed during such an attack while working with the 4^th Canadian Machine Gun Company.  His body was never recovered from the battlefield and as such, he is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France for those killed in France with no known grave.

Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. E.E. Jeavons, Elgin Grimes Hill, Wythall, England. 

A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. J. Jeavons, 56 Grantham Rd., Smethwick, England

Private Jeavons is honoured on both the Ingersoll, Ontario War Memorial (above)
and the Ingersoll Sons of England Memorial (below)

He is also commemorated on the Stratford, Ontario War Memorial below