HELSON, William Stanley
| Service Number: | 1931 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 5 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Slater |
| Died: | Pneumonia/Pleurisy, Military Hospital, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 12 October 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dover (St. James's) Cemetery, Kent England Plot M, Row K, Grave No. 40 Grave inscription: "The Lord Gave And The Lord Hath Taken Away", St James Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1931, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1931, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1931, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Warilda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 12th October.....Private William Stanley Helson was born at Liverpool, England in 1892.
William Stanley Helson came to Australia when he was 19 years old, according to information supplied by his mother for the Roll of Honour.
William Stanley Helson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 21st February, 1916 as a 23 year old, single, Slater from Croydon, Sydney, NSW.
Private Helson embarked from Sydney on HMAT Warilda (A69) on 22nd April, 1916 as per Embarkation Roll (Service Record file states 22nd May, 1916) & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th July, 1916. He was posted to 12th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire.
Private Helson proceeded to France & joined 45th Battalion on 29th September, 1916. He was sent to Hospital on 3rd October, 1916 & admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Private Helson was invalided to England on Hospital Ship St. Dennis from Boulogne on 11th October, 1916 with Pleurisy. He was admitted to Military Hospital, Dover, Kent, England on 12th October, 1916 with Pneumonia.
Private William Stanley Helson died at 9.30 pm on 12th October, 1916 at Military Hospital, Dover, Kent, England from Pneumonia. He was buried in St. James Churchyard Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England where 7 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/dover.html
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