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Pte. Charles Robertson Helmrich
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Newcastle upon Tyne
(d.6th Oct 1917)
The 15th Btn DLI was involved in trench warfare in the Ridge Wood area near Ypres on 6th of Oct 1917. Pte. Charles Helmrich has no named grave. His name is inscribed on the memorial wall at Tyne Cot.
There is a family story that one day in October 1917 William Helmrich was moving away from the trenches with his Company. He met his brother Charles Helmrich on the road. Charles' Company was going to the trenches. The two brothers shook hands and spoke for a moment before going on their way. William was a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers and Charles was fighting in the Durham Light Infantry. A third brother, George Frederick Helmrich, was also fighting in the Seaforth Highlanders Regiment. It was the last time the two brothers saw each other as a few days later Charles was killed.
