4th September 1940
Journalist George William de Carteret dies
George William de Carteret was both secretary of the Jersey Farmers’ Union, and a prolific journalist. Much of his work was published in the Norman language in Les Chroniques de Jersey under the name Le Caouain (or, the owl). The character that he created for himself, which he used when reporting on local politics, supposedly lived above the newspaper printworks with his wife, Marie Hibou (hibou being French for owl).
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Other events that occured in September
St Helier Weybridge station closes
- Weybridge station stood in what is now Liberation Square. It opened in October 1870 and closed on 30 September 1936
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Jersey is struck by a hurricane
- Jersey and its neighbouring islands were struck by violent storms, causing widespread damage, wrecking ships and resulting in some deaths.
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Jersey Airways plane crashes in a field
- A Jersey Airways plane came down in a field after taking off from Heston. It was the airline’s fifth accident in a month.
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Jersey man gives evidence at Belsen concentration camp trial
- Harold le Druillenec was the only British survivor of the Belsen camp, where he was sent towards the end of the Second World War.
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