Family Search: Sergeant William Edward Helps was born on 1 January 1898, in East Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Wingham, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as electrician in Wingham, Huron, Ontario, Canada. He died on 13 March 1917, in Thélus, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 19, and was buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Écoivres, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
LANCE CORP. W.W. HELPS was killed in action on the 13th of March, 1917. He is the son of Mrs. Helps, Shuter St., Wingham. Eddie enlisted with the 161st Battalion and had seen some hard fighting. On March 26th, 1917, he paid the supreme sacrifice. Before enlisting he was employed as an electrician with the Municipal Electric Power Department.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 