26th August 1912
A labourer is killed by lightning
On the same day that flimsy, canvas-covered planes were racing to and from Jersey, a fearsome storm was brewing. When it broke, it killed a French labourer. The Nottingham Evening post reported the following day that “a hole was practically drilled through his head.”
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Other events that occured in August
Parliament commends Jersey’s wartime conduct
- The British home secretary declared that the Channel Islands should be proud of themselves following the Occupation.
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Victor Hugo flees France and heads for Jersey
- Victor Hugo lived in Jersey for three years after fleeing Napoleonic France, before moving on to neighbouring Guernsey.
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Dennis Leister is deported from Jersey
- Dennis Leister was trapped in Jersey at the start of the Occupation and later joined the German army.
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Four men are arrested after French government accusation
- Four men were brought from Jersey to Southampton to answer charges of assassination and vandalism in France.
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