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HELEM, John Linton
(Service number 78240)

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Birth

Date	20/05/1889	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
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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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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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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