St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Youngest son of the late R B Le Caudey & Mrs E
S Le Caudey of Babbacombe, Parade Road, St Helier, Jersey.
Educated at Victoria College
Died at No 6 General Hospital, Rouen of wounds received
18 March 1918, aged 19 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Tuesday 26 March 1918
A telegram was received yesterday by Mr
G W Le Caudey stating that his brother, Sapper H L Le
Caudey, who is lying wounded at a military hospital
at Rouen, is still in a dangerous condition.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Thursday 4 April 1918
Roll of Honour. It is with deep regret
that we have to announce the death of Sapper Harold
L (Billy) Le Caudey of the Royal Engineers who, it will
be remembered, was recently reported as having been
severely wounded during the fighting on the Western
Front. Sapper Le Caudey, who was but a few months over
18, was the youngest son of the late Mr R B Le Caudey
and Mrs Le Caudey of Parade Road, he was an Old Victorian
and some 2 years ago he joined the staff of Parrs Bank.
About a year ago Sapper Le Caudey joined up and he had
been acting as a motor despatch rider in France ever
since and was in Jersey on furlough last December. It
will be remembered that the news that he had had a leg
amputated and his jaw was shattered was received by
the family two weeks or so ago, but it was thought that
he was making satisfactory progress and the telegram
which arrived this morning conveying the sad intelligence
of his death naturally came as a great shock to the
family. The deceased was some years ago a soloist in
St Marks Choir, he was a member of the Jersey Dickens
Players and of Miss Peyton's Dramatic Company, and was
also a member of the local YMCA and the flag was today
flying at half-mast at the Associations premises in
New Street as a tribute to his memory. To the bereaved
mother and family we offer our most sincere condolences.
Notice of Death appears in Jersey
Evening Post of Thursday 4 April 1918
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Friday 22 March 1918
Jersey Soldier Seriously Wounded. Mrs
Le Caudey of Babbacombe, Parade Road, yesterday received
a telegram stating that her youngest son, Sapper H L
Le Caudey a despatch rider in the Royal Engineers, has
been severely wounded and was lying seriously ill in
a field hospital in France. Sapper Le Caudey before
joining up was on the staff of Parrs Bank and was a
very promising amateur actor. We hope for more favourable
news soon.
Commemorated on:
OV Memorial, Jersey
St Lawrence Parish Memorial, Jersey
St Mark's Church Memorial, Jersey
NatWest Bank plaque, Library Place, St Helier
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
