Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (3/2585 E. J. Helliar) extremely fine £500-700

Edward James Helliar was born in Windsor, Victoria, Australia, on 5 December 1930, and enlisted in the Australian Regular Army at Royal Park, Melbourne, on 23 August 1950. Posted to Infantry Reinforcements at Ingleburn on 10 May 1951, he emplaned at Sydney on 23 May 1951, and arrived in Korea four days later. He served with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and was wounded in action with shrapnel to the right lumbar on 7 October 1951, but remained on duty. He was admitted to the 121st United States Evacuation Hospital with Battle Exhaustion on 13 October 1951, and was evacuated to Sydney on 12 November of that year. He was discharged as medically unfit on 2 September 1952.