Rifleman Harry Bennet Cauvain
7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
09/09/1916
1914-15 Star
Born at Guernsey. Enlisted at Jersey. Son of Peter
& Josephine Cauvain of New Street, St Helier. Resident
of St Helier, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 31 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 20 September 1916
Roll of Honour. Mrs Cauvain of La Motte
Street last evening received a letter informing her
that her husband, Rifleman Harry Cauvain of the Jersey
Company Royal Irish Rifles, was killed in action on
9 September during the heavy fighting. The deceased,
who prior to joining up was employed as a plasterer
by Mr C Cabot of Belmont Road, leaves a widow and 5
children. We offer them our sincere sympathy.
