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Traditional [[RP]] pronounces both as 'JAR-viss', {{IPA|ˈdʒɑː<sup>r</sup> vɪs}}. It appears that the famous [[Royal Navy]] Admiral Sir John '''Jervis''' (1735–1823), later ennobled as Earl St Vincent after his victory at the Battle of Cape Saint Vincent in 1797, may have used this form, as he was known to his crews as 'Old Jarvie'. | Traditional [[RP]] pronounces both as 'JAR-viss', {{IPA|ˈdʒɑː<sup>r</sup> vɪs}}. It appears that the famous [[Royal Navy]] Admiral Sir John '''Jervis''' (1735–1823), later ennobled as Earl St Vincent after his victory at the Battle of Cape Saint Vincent in 1797, may have used this form, as he was known to his crews as 'Old Jarvie'. | ||
::The coastal feature and territory called '''Jervis Bay''' meets similar pronunciation problems. Locals appear to favour /ˈdʒɜ<sup>r</sup> vɪs/; the Royal Australian Navy, which has a base within the territory, prefers /ˈdʒɑː<sup>r</sup> vɪs}/. The bay was named in honour of Sir John Jervis, by one of his former subordinate officers, Lieutenant Richard Bowen (1761–1797). | ::The coastal feature and territory called '''Jervis Bay''' meets similar pronunciation problems. Locals appear to favour /ˈdʒɜ<sup>r</sup> vɪs/; the Royal Australian Navy, which has a base within the territory, prefers /ˈdʒɑː<sup>r</sup> vɪs}/. The bay was named in honour of Sir John Jervis, by one of his former subordinate officers, Lieutenant Richard Bowen (1761–1797). | ||
| − | ::::The liner '''Jervis Bay''', converted for war service to the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay, commanded by Captain E.S.Fogarty Fegen, was the single escort for Convoy HX 84 from Nova Scotia to the UK. On 5th November 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked the convoy. Fegen made a smoke screen, ordered the convoy to scatter and steamed towards the enemy, firing his seven antiquated 6 inch guns. ''Admiral Scheer'' responded with her six 11 inch (28 cm) guns, and before Jervis Bay reached effective range, she had been hit, disabled and, in 22 minutes, sunk. This action allowed the convoy to disperse: of the 38 ships, only four or five were sunk. One, the Swedish ''Stureholm'', picked up sixty-eight survivors of Jervis Bay's crew. Captain Fegen, who died, was awarded | + | ::::The liner '''Jervis Bay''', converted for war service to the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay, commanded by Captain E.S.Fogarty Fegen, was the single escort for Convoy HX 84 from Nova Scotia to the UK. On 5th November 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked the convoy. Fegen made a smoke screen, ordered the convoy to scatter and steamed towards the enemy, firing his seven antiquated 6 inch guns. ''Admiral Scheer'' responded with her six 11 inch (28 cm) guns, and before Jervis Bay reached effective range, she had been hit, disabled and, in 22 minutes, sunk. This action allowed the convoy to disperse: of the 38 ships, only four or five were sunk. One, the Swedish ''Stureholm'', picked up sixty-eight survivors of Jervis Bay's crew. Captain Fegen, who died, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross "for valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships it was his duty to protect." |
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Revision as of 18:34, 8 October 2020
A surname derived from the forename Gervase (in some cases, from the place-name 'Jervaulx') may be written Jarvis or Jervis. These are distinguished only by habit and prejudice, not always by pronunciation. Some families called Jervis realize Jervis as it looks, to rhyme with 'service' (IPA: /ˈdʒɜr vɪs/, but other families with this spelling realize it as 'JAR-viss', IPA: /ˈdʒɑːr vɪs/.
Traditional RP pronounces both as 'JAR-viss', IPA: /ˈdʒɑːr vɪs/. It appears that the famous Royal Navy Admiral Sir John Jervis (1735–1823), later ennobled as Earl St Vincent after his victory at the Battle of Cape Saint Vincent in 1797, may have used this form, as he was known to his crews as 'Old Jarvie'.
- The coastal feature and territory called Jervis Bay meets similar pronunciation problems. Locals appear to favour /ˈdʒɜr vɪs/; the Royal Australian Navy, which has a base within the territory, prefers /ˈdʒɑːr vɪs}/. The bay was named in honour of Sir John Jervis, by one of his former subordinate officers, Lieutenant Richard Bowen (1761–1797).
- The liner Jervis Bay, converted for war service to the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay, commanded by Captain E.S.Fogarty Fegen, was the single escort for Convoy HX 84 from Nova Scotia to the UK. On 5th November 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked the convoy. Fegen made a smoke screen, ordered the convoy to scatter and steamed towards the enemy, firing his seven antiquated 6 inch guns. Admiral Scheer responded with her six 11 inch (28 cm) guns, and before Jervis Bay reached effective range, she had been hit, disabled and, in 22 minutes, sunk. This action allowed the convoy to disperse: of the 38 ships, only four or five were sunk. One, the Swedish Stureholm, picked up sixty-eight survivors of Jervis Bay's crew. Captain Fegen, who died, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross "for valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships it was his duty to protect."
- The coastal feature and territory called Jervis Bay meets similar pronunciation problems. Locals appear to favour /ˈdʒɜr vɪs/; the Royal Australian Navy, which has a base within the territory, prefers /ˈdʒɑːr vɪs}/. The bay was named in honour of Sir John Jervis, by one of his former subordinate officers, Lieutenant Richard Bowen (1761–1797).
