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| Name: |
Arthur Eyguem De Montaigne "Jacko" Jarvis |
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Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
17 (RFC)
150 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
30 November 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Napanee, Ontario |
| Died: |
20 January 1969 |
| Place of Death: |
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Wounded at Vimy Ridge, Arthur Eyguem De Montaigne Jarvis transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 6 August 1917. Flying the Bristol M.1c, the Sopwith Camel and the S.E.5a, he scored seven victories while serving with 17 Squadron (later became 150 Squadron) in Macedonia during 1918. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Arthur Eyguem de Montaingne Jarvis (E. Ontario R.).
A bold and determined fighter. On the 26th of July he engaged and shot down an enemy machine, which was seen to crash. Later on the same date he attacked a hostile two-seater and forced it to land near our lines; both occupants were taken prisoners.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Apr 1918 |
1000 |
17 |
Bristol M.1c (C4913) |
DFW C (OOC) 1 |
Angista |
| 2 |
26 Apr 1918 |
1045 |
17 |
Bristol M.1c (C4913) |
DFW C (DES) 2 |
Kuakli |
| 3 |
20 May 1918 |
1215 |
150 |
Sopwith Camel |
LVG C (OOC) |
Hudova |
| 4 |
11 Jul 1918 |
0700 |
150 |
S.E.5a |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 3 |
NW of Furka |
| 5 |
19 Jul 1918 |
0800 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B30) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 4 |
W of Livunovo |
| 6 |
26 Jul 1918 |
0910 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B163) |
Rumpler C (DES) |
SE of Cerniste |
| 7 |
26 Jul 1918 |
1220 |
150 |
S.E.5a (B30) |
DFW C.V (CAP) 5 |
Elisan |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Acheson Goulding |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt J J Boyd Harvey (5177) |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt J A Beeny (B695), Lt W Ridley (B30) |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt Gerald Bell, Capt G M Brawley (B694), Lt W Ridley (C9501) |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt C B Spackman (C9501) |
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