Private

Thomas Grove Helyer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas James Helyer and Louisa Minnie Helyer, of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"At least one New Zealander was captured by the Bulgarians. Private Thomas Grove Helyer came from Woodville, Manawatū. Living in England, he joined 2/20th Battalion of the London Regiment. In September 1917, his parents in New Zealand were told he had been killed in action. Later they learned he was a prisoner at Phillipolis Camp in Bulgaria, where the conditions were appalling. Helyer contracted pneumonia and died on 5 March 1918, aged 21. He lies in the Central Cemetery at Plovdiv, Bulgaria." [Hidden Anzacs', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/salonika-campaign/hidden-anzacs, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Nov-2015]

 

 

-NZ History.net

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Casualty

Service Number: 
630512
Name:
Thomas Grove Helyer
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
London Regiment, 20 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia while a Prisoner of War
Date of Death:
05 March 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Bulgaria
Thomas Grove Helyer
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