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Cecil James McLaughlin Salt

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Column 411, Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be subject to copyright

Column 411, Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil James McLaughlin AWMM
  • Surname
    Salt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ401782 AWMM
    • WWII 401782 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1913 BDM 1945/50038
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Brothers: Mr. A. C. M Salt of Waitara, Taranaki AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cecil Salt was the son of Frank Eli Salt, and of Sarah Agnes Salt (nee Mulhern), of Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Attended Hastings High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 May 1941 BDM 1945/50038
    Age 28 AWMM
    Singapore, Southeast Asia BDM 1945/50038
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM
    • Memorialised on parents' headstone, Shands Rd Cemetery, Prebbleton, Christchurch Public - Terry - Researcher - 21 September 2022 - Selwyn District Council cemeteries database https://online.selwyn.magiqcloud.com/cemeteries/plot_records/19965

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  • Cecil was a boyfriend of my mother Norma Gavin. I have thought about Cecil often over the years and visited the memorial at Kranji in Singapore last year.
    Public - Peter James - Friend - 16 April 2017
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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21 September 2022TerryChristchurchResearcher
16 April 2017Peter JamesHastingsFriend
20 January 2016KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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