Terry de Bohun Helm

Terry de Bohun Helm

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Death	18 May 1919
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 7 months
Description	5'11½" (1.82m) tall ; 155lbs 70.307 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair
Occupation	Farmer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Gosnells, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Noel de Bohun Helm
Military Information
Reg Number	872
Date of Enlistment	16 Jun 1915
Rank	Lance Corporal
Unit/Formation	32nd Battalion, C Company transferred to 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 54th Battery
Date of Embarkation	18 Nov 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A2 Geelong
Date of Return	12 Mar 1918
Monument	none at present
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Entered Blackboy Hill camp on 6 Jun 1915, and on 16 Aug 1915 he was allocated to C Company of the 32nd Battalion, travelling with them to Egypt. On 3 Sep 1915 Terry was appointed Lance Corporal. On 30 Jan 1916 Terry was charged with being AWOL until arrested by MPs in Ismailia, Egypt. Found guilty he was reprimanded. In Egypt as a result of the reorganisation of the units in the AIF, Terry was transferred to the 14th FAB's 54th Battery on 15 Mar 1916, reverting to Gunner.

On 20 Nov 1916 Terry transferred to the 5th Division Ammunition Column, remaining with them until he fell ill in Apr 1917. On 1 Mar 1917, suffering from acute appendicitis, Terry was embarked at Le Havre on HMHS Formosa for England where he was admitted to the 1st London General Hospital in Camberwell. Released on 3 May 1917, he spent time at Larkhill as an acting Sergeant, reverting to Gunner on 12 Sep 1917.

On 20 Jan 1918 Terry faced a Medical Board as a result of synovitis, and on 15 Feb 1918 it was ecided that he was unfilt for all service for 6 months.

Notes

Buried North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, SA