Sergeant William Edward ’Eddie’ Helps
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Helps,
William Edward ’Eddie’
Date of birth: 1898-01-01
Place of birth: East Wanawash Township Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs William Helps, mother. Wingham, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Address:
Wingham, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-03-13
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, IV. F. 23.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 654401
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 161st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-03 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 65404
LAC ID:
461810
Service file: B4240-S046
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Helps and Frances Helps of Wingham, Ontario.
"LANCE CORP. W.W. HELPS was killed in action on the 13th of March, 1917. He is the son of Mrs. Helps, Shuter St., Wingham. Eddie enlisted with the 161st Battalion and had seen some hard fighting. On March 26th, 1917, he paid the supreme sacrifice. Before enlisting he was employed as an electrician with the Municipal Electric Power Department."
Source: CVWM. Biography – From the book, War Memorial of Huron County's Heroes and Heroines that was published in 1919 by the Wingham Advance. Submitted by Operation Picture Me.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 161st Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-19