| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
| School | State School, Fowey, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Address | Selby Street, Northern, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Laura Louisa Heller, Selby Street, Northam, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the senior cadets; served for 5 years, 9 months in the 18th Australian Light Horse; served for 1 year in the 25th Light Horse (2nd Lieutenant) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jack and Lizzie HELLER; husband of Laura HELLER, Selby Street, Northam, Western Australia. Native of Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Hugo Throssell, V.C. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted lieutenant, 16 January 1915. Embarked Fremantle, 8 February 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 21 July 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Father to one son, Leslie John Heller |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HELLER Thomas James |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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