![Harold Druce](press/druce-harold-portrait.jpg)
Private Harold Druce
"D" Coy, 7th Battalion , Royal
Irish Regiment
Born on 31/05/1900 at St Peter Port, Guernsey, the
Son of Reginald Druce & Ellen Louise Stewart. He
claimed that he was 19 when he enlisted with his friend
from Vauvert School (Finnigan) on 04/10/1915 when he
was only 15.
Discharged 28/08/1916 at Portobello Barracks, Dublin
aged 15 years and 359 days. 5ft 3.5 in tall, chest 31.5in,
fair hair, blue eyes, 105lb, formerly gardener of 2
Strand, St Peter Port. "For having made a false
statement as to age at attestation". His military
character was shown as "good" and was employed
at ordinary duty. Served 327 days. He managed to get
as far as Etaples in France on 08/06/1916 but was then
shipped back to England on 19/06/1916 as underage.
Harold then joined Royal Navy as stoker (K46372) on
10 October 1917 when he lied about his age again!
Born in 1900 at St Peter Port, Guernsey. Enlisted underage
in 1915. Son of Sapper Reginald & Ellen Druce.
His Royal
Naval Service