James Jarché
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James 'Jimmy' Jarché was a famous Fleet Street
photographer notable for the first pictures of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and also for his pictures of Louis Blériot
(1909) and the Siege of Sidney Street
.
After an undistinguished school life (he was expelled from St Olave's Grammar School) he was world amateur wrestling
middleweight champion in 1909.
In World War I
, he stationed the rank of company sergeant-major with the 1st army corps school for physical training and bayonet training, serving in France.
He married Elsie Gladys, née Jezzard (1893/4–1971), of Epping, Essex on 18 August 1914. They lived with her parents, who ran the White Lion pub in that town.
He worked a photographer for the Daily Sketch
from 1912 to 1929, then worked at The Graphic and the Daily Herald.
He spent World War II
as a British war correspondent for The Herald and the Weekly Illustrated and an official photographer for Life Magazine, in the Middle East.
Tasked with photographing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in black and white
for Odhams Press
, he reportedly also took colour photographs, which he sold independently, and was therefore sacked by Odhams. He then worked for the Daily Mail until his retirement in 1959.
, his Daily Herald glass negatives are at the National Media Museum, Bradford, and some of his work is in the National Portrait Gallery
.
Two of his grandchildren are the brothers, actor David Suchet
and newsreader John Suchet
.
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
photographer notable for the first pictures of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and also for his pictures of Louis Blériot
Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he completed the first flight across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft, when he crossed the English Channel. For this achievement, he received a prize of £1,000...
(1909) and the Siege of Sidney Street
Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street, popularly known as the "Battle of Stepney", was a notorious gunfight in London's East End on the 2nd of January 1911. Preceded by the Houndsditch Murders, it ended with the deaths of two members of a supposedly politically-motivated gang of burglars supposedly led by...
.
After an undistinguished school life (he was expelled from St Olave's Grammar School) he was world amateur wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
middleweight champion in 1909.
In World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he stationed the rank of company sergeant-major with the 1st army corps school for physical training and bayonet training, serving in France.
He married Elsie Gladys, née Jezzard (1893/4–1971), of Epping, Essex on 18 August 1914. They lived with her parents, who ran the White Lion pub in that town.
He worked a photographer for the Daily Sketch
Daily Sketch
The Daily Sketch was a British national tabloid newspaper, founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton.It was bought in 1920 by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mirror Newspapers but in 1925 Rothermere offloaded it to William and Gomer Berry The Daily Sketch was a British national tabloid newspaper,...
from 1912 to 1929, then worked at The Graphic and the Daily Herald.
He spent World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a British war correspondent for The Herald and the Weekly Illustrated and an official photographer for Life Magazine, in the Middle East.
Tasked with photographing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in black and white
Monochrome photography
Monochrome photography is photography where the image produced has a single hue, rather than recording the colours of the object that was photographed. It includes all forms of black-and-white photography, which produce images containing tones of grey ranging from black to white. Most modern...
for Odhams Press
Odhams Press
Odhams Press was a British publishing firm. Originally a newspaper group, founded in 1890, it took the name Odham's Press Ltd in 1920 when it merged with John Bull magazine. By 1937 it had founded the first colour weekly, Woman, for which it set up and operated a dedicated high-speed print works...
, he reportedly also took colour photographs, which he sold independently, and was therefore sacked by Odhams. He then worked for the Daily Mail until his retirement in 1959.
Legacy
His wartime negatives are at the Imperial War MuseumImperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
, his Daily Herald glass negatives are at the National Media Museum, Bradford, and some of his work is in the National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery can refer to:*National Portrait Gallery in Canberra*Portrait Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario*National Portrait Gallery , with satellite galleries in Denbighshire, Derbyshire and Somerset...
.
Two of his grandchildren are the brothers, actor David Suchet
David Suchet
David Suchet, CBE, is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognised for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama The Way We Live Now, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy...
and newsreader John Suchet
John Suchet
John Suchet is a British news reader and television presenter.Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is David Suchet, a British actor. His father was Jack Suchet, who emigrated to England from South Africa in 1932, and trained to be a doctor at St Mary's Hospital, London...
.