Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

Cecil Malthus

Forename(s)

Cecil

Surname

Malthus

War

World War I, 1914-1918

Serial No.

6/291

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Next of Kin

H.P. Malthus (father), Timaru, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Boys' College, Nelson, New Zealand

Military District

Canterbury

Body on Embarkation

Main Body

Embarkation Unit

Canterbury Infantry Battalion

Embarkation Date

16 October 1914

Place of Embarkation

Wellington, New Zealand

Transport

Vessel

Tahiti or Athenic

Destination

Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914)

Nominal Roll Number

Vol1

Page on Nominal Roll

480

Further References

AWMM Auckland Museum Scars on the Heart World War 1 "Fighting at Anzac" display. Display item is a quote by C. Malthus.
Military personnel file listed at Archives New Zealand. Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
A collection of Cecil Malthus letters has been digitised and made available online by Christchurch City Libraries. URL: http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Digitised/WarsAndConflicts/WorldWarI/Malthus/
Malthus, C. Armentieres and the Somme World Cat description URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53021504
Malthis, C. Anzac : a retrospect. World Cat description. URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3502343

Sources Used

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919