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MALTHUS, Cecil
(Service number 6/291)

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Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Boys' College, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin H.P. Malthus (father), Timaru, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date 16 October 1914
Transport Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From Wellington, New Zealand Destination Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914)
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date Age
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Cenotaph (22 July 2014) - includes references to 2x publications written by Malthus and Digitised collection of letters held by Christchurch City Libraries

External Links

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Researched and Written by

Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)

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