John Jarvis-Smith

John Jarvis-Smith

John Jarvis-Smith (15 March 1924 – 15 May 2015) was a British shipbroker and oil trader whose conduct during the Second World War earned him the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).

Smith joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1943 as an ordinary seaman and was promoted to midshipman. He served during the war in landing craft and saw action at D-Day and then saw action in Operation Infatuate, the British and Canadian amphibious assault on heavily fortified and entrenched German positions on the Dutch island of Walcheren, where he earned his DSC. After the war, Smith became an oil trader and worked for Murco and John Latsis.[1]

Jarvis-Smith died 15 May 2015. He was survived by his civil partner, Roger Cave and his sister Jean who lives in Canada.

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  1. ↑ John Jarvis-Smith, shipbroker - obituary. The Telegraph, 21 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.


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