Cecil Malthus World War I papers
Scope and Contents
World War I papers, letters, telegrams, documents, 1914-1917 of Cecil Malthus. This collection of letters and documents dates from April 1914 to his discharge in April 1917. The collection is not complete, and portions of some letters are missing.
The letters follow Malthus' progress from training in New Zealand to his experiences throughout the war, including time in Egypt preparing for Gallipoli, and his time in France. Malthus was injured in September 1916 and returned to New Zealand in March 1917.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1917
Creator
- Malthus, Cecil (Person)
Extent
1 Digital Resources
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is digital and available via the Christchurch City Libraries digital heritage collection. See the external documents section for a link to this collection in full.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection was featured as part of the DigitalNZ Coming Home project in 2008.
- Title
- Cecil Malthus World War I papers
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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