Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William Bloomfield Helms
William Bloomfield Helms
Service number: 1193
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 12 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: HELMS, Tpr. William Bloomfield, 1193. 8th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 12th Aug., 1916. D. 12.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Bloomfield Helms from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1192 |
| Place of birth | Warragal, Victoria |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Mangalore, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, George Helms, Mangalore, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 6 September 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 12 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1193 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 12 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 22.6 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 12), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, William Bloomfield Helms
