HELION, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 567 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 9 November 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Senility & Heart Failure, Hut 30, Monte Video Camp Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England , 19 April 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot III, Row C, Grave 2551 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 567, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 567, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
James Joseph Helion was born at Warwick, Queensland on 9th November, 1877 to parents James & Ellen Helion (nee Slattery).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 28th December, 1915 as a 39 year old, single, Labourer from Mitchell, Queensland.
Private James Joseph Helion, Service number 567, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Borda (A30) on 5th June, 1916 with the 42nd Infantry Battalion “C” Company & disembarked at Southampton, England on 23rd July, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 23rd September, 1916 Private Helion was sent sick to Brigade Hospital. He was admitted with an Inguinal Hernia & was transferred on 28th September, 1916 to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “refused operation.” Private Helion was discharged on 30th September, 1916 & rejoined his Unit from Hospital on 1st October, 1916.
He was marched out to No. 4 Command Depot at Wareham, Dorset on 16th November, 1916 from 42nd Battalion.
Private Helion was marched out to Larkhill, Wiltshire on 9th December, 1916 from No. 4 Command Depot.
A Medical Report was completed on Private James Joseph Helion on 27th March, 1917 at Camp 13, Durrington, Wiltshire. His disability was recorded as Senility Hernia. His hernia had originated in Australia since infancy. Private Helion’s essential facts relating to the case: “Had Hernia when a child. Became more prominent in September last. Owing to age and Hernia is unable to carry our A class duties.” He had been fitted with a Truss & his disability was aggravated by Field Service. The Officer in charge of the medical case recommended that Private Helion be discharged as permanently unfit. The Medical Board agreed finding that Private James Joseph Helion was permanently unfit for Home Service & permanently unfit for General Service.
On 11th April, 1917 Private Helion was marched in to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset from 11th Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire.
Private James Joseph Helion died at 11.15 am on 19th April, 1917 at Hut 30, Monte Video Camp Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England from Senility & Heart Failure.
He was buried in Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England where 82 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h-l.html
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