Thomas Grove Helyer

Private

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:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Plovdiv Central Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

D. 4.

Cemetery Location:

Bulgaria