21st May 1948
A waiter is arrested for theft
A waiter risked prison for the sake of just over £3. Samuel White was arrested in St Helier and flown back to the mainland for converting cheques for his own use, and spending the money on rent. The money should have been paid to members of the union for which he was secretary, to cover their sick pay, or as commission for collecting funds.
Despite the fact he was living in Jersey, White faced the court in Eastbourne where he answered a charge of fraudulent conversion with silence.
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Other events that occured in May
Jersey prisoners’ liberation revealed by the Foreign Office
- Channel Islanders who had been sent to prisons in mainland Europe during the Occupation were liberated in April 1945.
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A new type of aircraft debuts on Jersey route
- The Handley Page Dart Herald was a short-range regional airline for developing countries, but it was also used on the Jersey route.
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US mayor John Bailhache is born in Jersey
- Although John Bailhache was born in Jersey, at St Ouen, he’ll be better remembered as the Mayor of Columbus after his appointment in 1835.
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The Occupation Tapestry is completed
- The Occupation Tapestry celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jersey’s liberation at the end of the Second World War.
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