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HELMSTEDT, William Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2785, 2785A |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia , 24 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Newton State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Tiaro War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2785, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2785, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2785A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2785A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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