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Pte. Henry James de_Carteret
British Army 6th Btn., D Coy. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Guernsey CI
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
Henry de Carteret was attested by Cpl Richards (RGLI) and Officer 2nd Lt E Cowley G&A Recruiting Dist on the 9th of February 1915. He gave his previous occupation as a fisherman for Mr Luscombe and recorded his previous service with the Royal Guernsey Militia. He was Shipped to Fermoy for training with some 300 men-240 men of D Company. Of these, 35-40 were trained as Machine Gun Section. Henry joined the Expeditionary Force in France on 17th of December 1915. He was listed missing pressumed dead on 3rd of September 1916. His total service was 208 days. He was killed by the same shell that killed his cousin, Peter de Carteret, whose number was 3188. They had joined on same day.
