Marfaux British Cemetery, near Epernay
Eldest son of Charles Walter & Ellen Randall of
Bon Air, St Saviour's, Jersey
Killed in action at Bligny Wood, aged 21 years
Commemorated on family memorial in Mont a l'Abbe
Cemetery. Jersey
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 17 June 1918
Roll of Honour. As we stated briefly in
our special edition on Saturday Mr & Mrs Randall
of Bon Air, St Saviours during the afternoon received
the distressing news that their eldest son, 2nd Lieutenant
Mervyn G Randall of the South Staffordshire Regiment,
had made the supreme sacrifice. This patriotic young
Jerseyman, being 18, joined the forces in January 1915
as a Private in the Royal Naval Division, he took part
in the memorable attack at Gallipoli and after the evacuation
returned to the mainland and was recommended for a commission.
After training he was gazetted to the South Staffordshire
Regiment and proceeded to France where he had been since
last year, and had taken part in most of the heavy fighting
showing conspicuous gallantry. The news of the gallant
officer's death was conveyed by his servant who states
that the Lieutenant was hit by shrapnel and died 2 hours
afterwards. We tender the parents and other members
of the family our sincere condolences.
