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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Forename(s): |
William George |
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| Surname: |
Malone |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/1039 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
24 January 1859 |
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| Place of Birth: |
England |
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| Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Ida Catherine Malone (wife), care of National Bank, 17 Moorgate Street, London, England |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Headquarters, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
479 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Military Awards: |
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) (twice) |
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| Award Circumstances: |
- Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette, 5 August 1915, p7669: "Mentioned in General Ian Hamilton's despatch of 20th May 1915. (Commander Mediterranean Expeditionary Force)."
- Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette, 28 January 1916, p1210: "In connection with the operations described in General I. Hamilton's despatch dated 11 December 1915."
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
Sunday 8 August 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
56 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Malone Memorial Gates, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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| Memorial Reference: |
Panel 17 |
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| Obituary: |
Obituary: taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
William Malone was the husband of Ida K. Malone, 35 Brompton Square, London. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Stowers, R. (2005). Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' story. Auckland, N.Z., David Bateman.
- Boyack, N. (1989). Behind the lines : the lives of New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press.
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