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HELEM, Arthur George
(Service number 85277)

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Birth

Date	26/09/1891	Place of Birth	Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Kemeke, Ashurst
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married.
Next of Kin	Mrs E. A. HELM (wife), Mulgrave Street, Ashurst
Religion	Church of England
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Date	1936?	Age
Place of Death	NZ
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Biographical Notes

Arthur George Helem was the second son of William Sutherland and Lucy Sophia (née Denton) Helem. He was baptised at the Geraldine Presbyterian Church. arthur spent a month at Timaru South School in 1901. He married Elizabeth Ann Miles in 1915 at Greymouth. They had one daughter. Elizabeth tragically drowned in early December 1924 at Moana on the West Coast.Two brothers of Arthur, John and William, also enlisted, William serving overseas.

Sources

Geraldine Presbyterian Baptism

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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