HELEM, William Sutherland
(Service number 6/3036)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/03/1898 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wakanui Road, Ashburton | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs L. J. HELEM (mother), 45 Wakanui Road, Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *1952 | Age | 55 years |
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| Place of Death | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Sutherland Helem was the third son of William Sutherland and Lucy Sophia (née Denton) Helem. He married Doris Elizabeth Vye in 1934 in New Zealand. About the 1960s they moved to Australia. Two brothers of William, John and Arthur, also enlisted, neither serving overseas.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 June 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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