Name
Norman William Helwig
Born
1896-12-22
Birth Place
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Occupation
Accountant
Religion
Methodist
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross
Service Record 1
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-02-12
Prev Exp
31st Regiment
Discharge Date
1919-02-19
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Service Record 2
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-01-26
Taken Prisoner of War
1918-09-28
Prisoner of War Camp 1
Karlsruhe, Germany
Notes
Served in England and France with the 147th Battalion, 8th Reserve Battalion, 58th Battalion, and Central Ontario Regimental Depot.Sources & Links
- Royal Air Force casualty card (https://www. casualtyforms.org/form/10692)- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, October 17, 1918, p.6
Walkerton Telescope, November 21, 1918, p.5
Walkerton Telescope, December 26, 1918, p.7, part 1 of 2
Walkerton Telescope, December 26, 1918, p.7, part 2 of 2
Prisoner of War Repatriation list, November 29, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, February 20, 1919, part 1 of 3
Walkerton Telescope, February 20, 1919, part 2 of 3
Walkerton Telescope, February 20, 1919, part 3 of 3
Walkerton Telescope, June 12, 1919
Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette – November 4, 1918, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-accreditation/notice
Paisley Advocate, January 15, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, January 8, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, January 15, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, February 5, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, February 12, 1919
Canadian Echo (Wiarton) February 05, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, February 5, 1919
