Corporal Harold Carver
7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
06/09/1916
1914-15 Star
Son of Henry J. M. and Louisa Carver, of 39, Val Plaisant,
Jersey; husband of Ella Blanche Carver, of 2, Common
Lane, St. Helier, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 28 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 18 September 1916
Roll of Honour. Another gallant Jerseyman
who has given his life for his Country, falling in action
on 6 September, is Corporal H J Carver of the Jersey
Company Royal Irish Rifles. This young NCO was 28 and
was the only son of Mr & Mrs H J Carver of Val Plaisant.
He was a married man, his wife's maiden name being Ella
B Chevalier, and she is left with 4 little children.
The deceased had been for some 6 years a member of the
St Helier Fire Brigade and on volunteers being called
for active service, he at once threw in his lot with
our Contingent. He was exceedingly popular with his
comrades, both in the Fire Brigade and the Company,
and on Sunday, when Mrs Carver received the news of
her husband's death from the Lieutenant Commander of
the Company she also received a letter from Sergeant
Major Le Breton conveying the sympathy of the whole
Company. The following is the text of the letter received
by Mrs Carver from Lieutenant McMullan. It reads "7th
Royal Irish Rifles. BEF, France. Dear Mrs Carver, I
deeply regret having to inform you of the death of your
husband, Corporal H Carver, who was killed in action
on the morning of 6 September. On behalf of myself,
the NCOs and men of the Company I convey our sincerest
sympathy. Your husband was exceedingly popular and highly
efficient as an NCO and died while doing his duty nobly
for his Country. Again assuring you of our deepest sympathy
in your great bereavement. Yours sincerely K McMULLAN,
Lieutenant Commanding D Company". To Mrs Carver
and the members of the family of the deceased we would
tender our sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 8 November 1916
The Late Corporal Carver. The widow of
Corporal H Carver of the Jersey Company Royal Irish
Rifles, who was killed in action recently, has received
the following letter from Lieutenant Merrin of the Royal
Irish Rifles. "7th RIR. 13 October 1916. My
Dear Mrs Carver, I wish to express to you my deepest
sympathy at the great loss of your husband. He is a
great loss to me too as he was one of the best men in
my platoon, and even in the whole Company. He fought
by my side and was speaking of you to me just before
he fell for his King and Country. He would certainly
have received both distinction, for which he was recommended,
and promotion had he been fortunate enough to live.
He gave me invaluable assistance in discovering the
position of the enemy, which was the means of saving
many other lives. Yours very sincerely, B D MERRIN,
Lieutenant RIR. PS Sincere regrets at not being able
to write sooner but I was in hospital and lost all my
possessions at the Somme".
