33:
170:. His Arabic and knowledge of Bedouin customs allowed him as governor of Sinai from 1923 to intercede successfully in local disputes and to clamp down on banditry and drug trafficking. He also traced the remains of a Roman and Byzantine settlement in northern Sinai, and by damming the local
604:
134:
He married Mabel Jane Hodson, daughter of a member of the US embassy staff in London, in 1903. They had one daughter. Jarvis then combined part-time military service in
Ireland with freelance journalism until the
633:
668:
648:
678:
653:
119:
The son of John
Bradford Jarvis, an insurance clerk, and his wife, Mary Harvey, he joined the merchant navy in 1896, then volunteered for British imperial service in the
573:
128:
673:
338:
Jarvis's views on the wanderings of the
Biblical Israelites in Sinai appear in C. S. Jarvis (1938), "The forty years' wandering of the Israelites",
663:
107:(20 July 1879 – 8 December 1953) was a British colonial governor. As an Arabist and naturalist, he became noted for his knowledge of the desert
658:
643:
512:
460:
362:
210:
101:
688:
683:
536:
194:; whilst the Ministries of Justice, Finance, Health, Education, etc., had all supplied officials to perform their various duties.
224:
588:
32:
503:
de Geus, C.H.J. (1977), "Kadesh Barnea: Some geographical and historical remarks", in
Brongers, Hendrik Antonie (ed.),
199:
178:
The
Coastguards had policed the Western Desert and Red Sea District; and the Interior had functioned in the oases of
104:
174:
Gedeirat and restoring the stone channels succeeded in recreating an oasis. He wrote of governance in
Western Egypt:
576:. Retrieved 25 July 2010. His books appeared under the name C. S. Jarvis or Major C. S. Jarvis, except where noted.
638:
215:
505:
Instruction and
Interpretation: Studies in Hebrew Language, Palestinian archaeology and biblical exegesis
213:. He then devoted himself to natural history, writing and farming. He joined the staff of the magazine
628:
623:
236:
162:. He was seconded to the new Egyptian frontiers administration by the British high commissioner, Sir
83:
438:
418:
443:
423:
388:
264:. A humorous guide to travel in the East, under the pseudonym Rameses (London: John Murray, 1937)
151:
508:
358:
203:
202:. The King of Egypt had early in 1931 awarded him with the Insignia of the Third Class of the
124:
457:
541:
486:
383:
163:
592:
464:
167:
147:
136:
120:
617:
183:
159:
585:
560:
232:
143:
60:
545:
530:
490:
355:
Saluki: The Desert Hound and the
English Travelers Who Brought it to the West
123:
in 1899. Following his return from the war, he was in April 1902 appointed a
87:
187:
191:
108:
477:
Jarvis, C.S. (1938), "The forty years' wandering of the
Israelites",
179:
37:
Major C. S. Jarvis, Governor of Sinai, inspecting a Guard of Honour.
286:
Arab
Command. The biography of Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Peake Pasha
239:. He died at his Ringwood home, Chele Orchard, on 8 December 1953.
155:
64:
574:
Bibliographical information: British Library Integrated Catalogue
171:
223:, for 14 years. He was awarded the Lawrence Medal by the
209:
Jarvis took early retirement in 1936 and was appointed a
270:. An account of modern Egypt (London: John Murray, 1938)
211:
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
634:
British colonial governors and administrators in Africa
405:
Desert Borderland:The Making of Modern Egypt and Libya
669:
Military personnel from the London Borough of Newham
16:
British colonial governor and journalist (1879–1953)
649:
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
365:(an account of Jarvis's life and career up to 1936)
72:
42:
23:
529:
258:. Experiences in Egypt (London: John Murray, 1936)
198:In 1933 Governor of Sinai Jarvis was appointed an
166:, serving first in the Western desert and then in
252:(Edinburgh/London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1931)
129:3rd (Dorset Militia) Battalion, Dorset Regiment
679:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
8:
540:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
407:. Stanford University Press. pp. 15–16.
654:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
306:. Reminiscences (London: John Murray, 1943)
447:(Supplement). 2 August 1931. p. 5466.
200:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
31:
20:
357:. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, pp. 191–203.
427:(Supplement). 2 June 1933. p. 3810.
227:in 1938. In 1938, in an article for the
537:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
375:
327:Six articles by Jarvis appeared in the
531:"Jarvis, Claude Scudamore (1879–1953)"
282:(London: Pitman's Travel Series, 1939)
674:British Army personnel of World War I
7:
288:(London: Hutchinson & Co., 1942)
150:grew from wartime army service in
14:
331:in 1935–1939. He also wrote for
219:in 1939, contributing a column,
586:Royal Society for Asian Affairs
479:Palestine Exploration Quarterly
340:Palestine Exploration Quarterly
229:Palestine Exploration Quarterly
111:and for his rapport with them.
664:Country Life (magazine) people
458:T. E. Lawrence studies website
392:. 11 April 1902. p. 2423.
353:Duggan, Brian Patrick (2009).
1:
250:Yesterday and To-day in Sinai
25:Major Claude Scudamore Jarvis
561:UK public library membership
324:(London: John Murray, 1953).
318:(London: Country Life, 1951)
312:(London: Country Life, 1948)
300:(London: Country Life, 1943)
528:Ronald Wingate (May 2006).
329:Royal Central Asian Journal
294:(London: John Murray, 1942)
276:(London: John Murray, 1939)
225:Royal Central Asian Society
705:
526:Biographical information:
403:Ellis, Matthew H. (2018).
607:. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
595:. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
507:, Leiden: Brill Archive,
467:. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
30:
659:Dorset Regiment officers
644:English male journalists
605:Antiquity monthly review
491:10.1179/peq.1938.70.1.25
274:The Back Garden of Allah
689:People from Forest Gate
684:Dorset Militia officers
99:Claude Scudamore Jarvis
47:Claude Scudamore Jarvis
546:10.1093/ref:odnb/34160
280:Through Crusader Lands
196:
463:13 April 2012 at the
176:
142:Jarvis's interest in
67:(now London), England
591:13 June 2011 at the
298:Heresies and Humours
243:Partial bibliography
237:biblical Mount Sinai
221:A Countryman's Notes
444:The London Gazette
424:The London Gazette
389:The London Gazette
262:Oriental Spotlight
231:, Jarvis proposed
559:(Subscription or
322:Innocent Pursuits
316:Gardener's Medley
204:Order of the Nile
158:, then a British
125:second lieutenant
95:
94:
696:
608:
602:
596:
583:
577:
571:
565:
564:
556:
554:
552:
533:
524:
518:
517:
500:
494:
493:
474:
468:
455:
449:
448:
435:
429:
428:
415:
409:
408:
400:
394:
393:
380:
310:Happy Yesterdays
268:Desert and Delta
164:Reginald Wingate
79:
56:
54:
35:
21:
704:
703:
699:
698:
697:
695:
694:
693:
639:English writers
614:
613:
612:
611:
603:
599:
593:Wayback Machine
584:
580:
572:
568:
558:
550:
548:
527:
525:
521:
515:
502:
501:
497:
476:
475:
471:
465:Wayback Machine
456:
452:
437:
436:
432:
417:
416:
412:
402:
401:
397:
382:
381:
377:
372:
350:
348:Further reading
345:
292:Scattered Shots
245:
148:Arabic language
137:First World War
121:Second Boer War
117:
115:Life and career
91:
81:
77:
76:8 December 1953
68:
58:
52:
50:
49:
48:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
702:
700:
692:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
616:
615:
610:
609:
597:
578:
566:
519:
513:
495:
469:
450:
430:
410:
395:
374:
373:
371:
368:
367:
366:
349:
346:
344:
343:
336:
325:
319:
313:
307:
301:
295:
289:
283:
277:
271:
265:
259:
253:
246:
244:
241:
116:
113:
93:
92:
82:
80:(aged 74)
74:
70:
69:
59:
46:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
701:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
621:
619:
606:
601:
598:
594:
590:
587:
582:
579:
575:
570:
567:
562:
547:
543:
539:
538:
532:
523:
520:
516:
514:90-04-05433-2
510:
506:
499:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
473:
470:
466:
462:
459:
454:
451:
446:
445:
440:
434:
431:
426:
425:
420:
414:
411:
406:
399:
396:
391:
390:
385:
379:
376:
369:
364:
363:0-7864-3407-4
360:
356:
352:
351:
347:
341:
337:
335:in 1932–1940.
334:
330:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
257:
256:Three Deserts
254:
251:
248:
247:
242:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
217:
212:
207:
205:
201:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
140:
138:
132:
130:
126:
122:
114:
112:
110:
106:
103:
100:
89:
85:
75:
71:
66:
62:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
600:
581:
569:
549:. Retrieved
535:
522:
504:
498:
482:
478:
472:
453:
442:
433:
422:
413:
404:
398:
387:
378:
354:
339:
332:
328:
321:
315:
309:
303:
297:
291:
285:
279:
273:
267:
261:
255:
249:
228:
220:
216:Country Life
214:
208:
197:
177:
160:protectorate
141:
133:
118:
98:
96:
78:(1953-12-08)
57:20 July 1879
18:
629:1953 deaths
624:1879 births
439:"No. 33746"
419:"No. 33946"
384:"No. 27424"
342:, pp. 25–40
304:Half a Life
233:Mount Helal
139:broke out.
61:Forest Gate
618:Categories
563:required.)
370:References
53:1879-07-20
485:: 25–40,
333:Antiquity
152:Palestine
90:, England
88:Hampshire
589:Archived
461:Archived
188:Bahariya
146:and the
84:Ringwood
551:25 July
235:as the
192:Farafra
127:in the
109:Bedouin
557:
511:
361:
190:, and
184:Dakhla
180:Kharga
97:Major
168:Sinai
156:Egypt
144:Arabs
65:Essex
553:2010
509:ISBN
359:ISBN
172:Wadi
154:and
73:Died
43:Born
542:doi
487:doi
105:OBE
102:CMG
620::
534:.
483:70
481:,
441:.
421:.
386:.
206:.
186:,
182:,
131:.
86:,
63:,
555:.
544::
489::
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
