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Name: Louis William Jarvis
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 1, 56
Victories: 7
Born: 02 September 1891
Place of Birth: Cromer, Norfolk, England
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
 
The son of Ernest and Emma (Green) Jarvis, Louis William Jarvis transferred to the Royal Flying Corps after serving with the army at Gallipoli. Flying the S.E.5a, he scored seven victories with 56 Squadron.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 19 Feb 1918 1240 56 S.E.5a (B53) 1 Albatros C (OOC) SW of Rumaucourt
2 16 Mar 1918 1200 56 S.E.5a (C5430) Albatros D.V (OOC) E of Sancourt
3 23 Mar 1918 0740 56 S.E.5a (C5430) 2 C (DES) Moreuil
4 27 Mar 1918 1315 56 S.E.5a (C5430) 3 Albatros D.V (DES) SE of Bray
5 11 Apr 1918 1830 56 S.E.5a (C5430) Pfalz D.III (DES) Becourt
6 02 May 1918 1125 56 S.E.5a (D257) 4 Fokker DR.I (OOC) SE of Martinpuich
7 02 May 1918 1125 56 S.E.5a (D257) Fokker DR.I (DES) SE of Martinpuich

1 Shared with Capt Frank Billinge
2 Shared with Lt Maurice Mealing, Lt Harold Walkerdine, Lt Edward David George Galley (B59), Lt Henry Burden, and 2Lt W S Maxwell (B119)
3 Shared with 2Lt Harold Walkerdine
4 Shared with 2Lt C Parry (B144)
 
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