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From my series on Gallopoli. Sergeant Cecil Malthus fought many times at Quinn’s post, one of the most exposed spots on the front line. He left Gallopoli the ...
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From my series on Gallopoli. Sergeant Cecil Malthus fought many times at Quinn’s post, one of the most exposed spots on the front line. He left Gallopoli the night before the last soldier left and headed to France for four months getting a taste of french warfare on the Western Front. He then fought in the Battle of the Somme surviving the first day where 600 fellow New Zealanders died. 10 days later, he was wounded although he considered himself lucky as another 2000 New Zealanders would die in this period.
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