Eric William Jarvis

Eric William Jarvis (1911-1993)

Eric Jarvis died in the Royal Hobart Hospital on the 31st October, 1993 following an accident at the Bishop Davies nursing home at Kingston, Tasmania.

Defence Service National Archives of Australia - Defence Service Record Series A9301 Item Number 5113

Phone: - 1300 886 881

e-mail: - ref@naa.gov.au

The following is a summary of Eric's war service records.

Application for Enlistment - 23th Oct, 1939 (Processed 30th Oct, 1939) Man Power Board, Tasmania.

Part 1.

Name: - Eric William Jarvis, 130 Davey Street Hobart

DOB: - 13th Feb, 1912

Status: - Single

Present employment: - Nettlefolds Motor Garage, Hobart. Worked as a motor mechanic 5 years, 3½ years at Nettlefolds.

Educational Qualifications: - Merit and Intermediate Bookeeping

Physical Particulars: - Height - 5ft 11in, Weight - 11 stone, Chest Measurement - 34in, Expanded - 38in, Dentures.

Part 2.

Assessment as Airman A/A 60%

HEARD FIRST: - Papers

KEEN: - Yes

KNOWS: - A.C. Gardiner

BECAUSE: - Interested in flying

SERVE ANYWHERE: - Yes

DRILL:FITNESS:SPORT: - Golf

CAN ROUGH IT: - Yes

SLEEP IN BARRACK ROOM: - Yes

POLICE: - O.K.

CLEAR NOTICE: - Immediate

PAPERS OK: - Yes

DESCRIPTION: - Average

TRADE TEST: - Suitable for enlistment as AHG - 27/10/1939

Attestation of No. 5113

Traffic Offences, Fined about £5 altogether

Medical Examination: - Fit 3/11/1939

Enlistment

6-11-1939 UNIT: - P.T.C. LAVERTON, Rank ACI on Enlistment

8-11-1039 to 8-12-1939 Recruit Drill Course No. 96 - PASS

17-12-1939 No. 1 School of Tech, Melbourne

14-6-1940 No. 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond

27-6-1940 No. 3 Squadron, Richmond

15-7-1940 Embarked Sydney

23-8-1940 Disembarked Egypt

1-10-1940 Rank LAC

9-10-1940 Arrived from No. 250 Wing

10-10-1940 Transferred to No. 3 Squadon, Western Desert, arrived 3-11-1940

1-4-1941 Rank CPL

1-2-1941 Rank SGT

1-4-1943 Rank F/SGT

28-3-1942 Disembarked Melbourne

14-4-1942 No. 15 FTS Point Cook

10-5-1942 No. 20 Port Pirie

12-9-1944 1RPP

10-3-1945 Embarked Townsville for Moritai

7-7-1945 No. 75 Squadron

15-7-1945 Disembarked Brisbane per air

29-7-1945 Transferred to Reserve

13-1-1947 Discharged "On Demobilisation"