| Regimental number | 6/3777 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Akaroa |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Malmanche, Logie, Shannon, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Queen's Cadets; time expired. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: C J and F Malmanche, Levin, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 8 March 1916. Wounded in action, 21 September 1916; admitted to No 4 London Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916; rejoined Bn, 29 September 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 January 1917 (hand); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station; 4 February 1917; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 14 February 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 17 February 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 8 March 1917. Tried by Field General Court Martial, Etaples, 11 June 1917, on charge of when on Active Service deserting: when under order to train to the front absented himself without leave from 10.30 am, 29 May, to 8.30 pm, 30 May 1917, with intent to avoid Active Service at the front: awarded 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour. Admitted to No 5 Military Prison, Les Attaques, 27 June 1917. Released from prison, entrained for unit at the front, and remainder of sentence suspended, 19 June 1918. Rejoined Bn, 24 June 1918. Killed in action, 24 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 26 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10927977 |