Regimental number | 1699 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
School | Central Boys' School, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 100 Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Florence Helmes, c/o E.S. Lucas, East Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1699A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Derry House Cemetery No. 2 (II. B. 15), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Annie HELMES |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Lieutenant Colonel Robert CHRISTIE DSO & Bar, 5th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |