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HELEM, John Linton
(Service number 78240)

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First Rank Last Rank

Birth

Date 20 May 1889 Place of Birth Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Ashburton
Occupation Carpenter
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Married
Next of Kin Mrs A. C. HELEM (wife), 93 Kermode Street, Ashburton
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Carpenter

Death

Date 4 May 1921 Age 31 years
Place of Death Wanganui Hospital
Cause
Notices Ashburton Guardian, 6 & 7 May 1921
Memorial or Cemetery Ashburton Cemetery
Memorial Reference Area 77, Plot 35
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Linton Helem was the eldest son of William Sutherland and Lucy Sophia (née Denton) Helem. He was baptised at the Geraldine Presbyterian Church. John was educated at Geraldine and Westerfield schools. He married Annie Catherine Moore in 1915. John died suddenly at Wanganui Hospital. Two brothers of John, Arthur and William, also enlisted, William serving overseas.

Sources

Geraldine Presbyterian Baptism; Ashburton Cemetery burial record (Ashburton District Council) [30 June 2019]; Ashburton Guardian, 6 & 7 May 1921 (Papers Past) [30 June 2019]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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