| Biography | The Very. Rev Alfred Charles Eustace Jarvis, CB, CMG, MC, DD was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.
From 1909 he served the Royal Army Chaplains Department at Woolwich, Jamaica, Portsmouth and Lichfield before gallant service in World War I where he was Mentioned in Despatches three times and awarded the Military Cross. After the war he was Assistant Chaplain-General, Northern Command from 1920 to 1925 and Chaplain-General to the Forces until 1931; and also Chaplain of the Tower of London from 1927. He was Provost and Vicar of Sheffield from 1931 to 1948; and also Archdeacon of Sheffield for two spells (1931 to 1933, and 1934 to 1938) and Rural Dean for one (19391942).
An Honorary Chaplain to two King and a Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 26 March 1957 |