"Les" Leslie James HELLEWELL

Born 9 August 1906 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwick, England ^[P24]
Son of "Ted" Edward HELLEWELL and Emily Louisa PROBERT ^[P24]
Left London, England with his parents on the steamship Australind and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 8 May 1911 ^[70]
Initially resided in Moora with his parents, who in 1927 shifted to Carnamah^[P24]
     Came 2nd in the 12-15 Boys Running Race at the Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations in Moora on 17 March 1919 ^{[10: 28-Mar-1919]}
Employee of the Midland Railway Company ^[P24]
Travelled from Perth to Carnamah to spend Christmas with his parents in 1927^{[4: 7-Jan-1928]}
Relieving Stationmaster of the Railway Station in Arrino in October 1928, due to the illness of Eric H. R. LINTHORNE ^{[4: 13-Oct-1928]}
Assistant Stationmaster of the Railway Station in Mingenew in 1929 and 1930 ^{[4] [19]}
     Member of the Mingenew Golf Club in 1929 ^{[4: 2-Nov-1929]}
Married Bertha Alice SMOKER in Midland in 1930 ^[P24]
    Their first child, Lesley June, died aged one day on 10 April 1931 and was buried at the Moora Public Cemetery ^{[39: 16-Apr-1931] [116]}
Assistant Stationmaster of the Railway Station in Moora 1931-1935 ^{[5: 31-May-1935] [50] [120: 25-Apr-1935]}
     Foundation Member of the Moora Hospital Talkies Committee^{[5: 31-May-1935]}
     Returned to Moora by train on Monday 13 August 1934 after spending a few days in Carnamah staying with his parents ^{[5: 17-Aug-1934]}
     He was bid farewell and presented with a silver cigarette case in Moora on Saturday 25 May 1935 ^{[5: 31-May-1935]}
     Transferred to Arrino in May 1935 following the death of the resident stationmaster, Eric H. R. LINTHORNE ^{[5: 31-May-1935]}
Stationmaster of the Railway Station in Arrino 1935-1939 ^[19]
     Member of the Arrino Cricket Club in 1935-36 ^{[5: 15-Nov-1935]}
     Pallbearer at the funeral of Arrino resident Robert Walter CONNOLLY at the Three Springs Cemetery on 25 July 1938 ^{[4: 30-Jul-1938]}
     Member of the Arrino Football Club - was Secretary in 1937^{[5: 23-Apr-1937]}
     Represented the Arrino Football Club at some meetings of the North Midlands Football Association in 1937 ^{[5: 27-Aug-1937]}
Later resided in Gingin and in the Perth suburb of Sorrento ^{[2] [16]}
Father of Robert and Dorothy ^[84]
Died 8 November 1974; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 3, 22) ^[2]

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