| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs Ida Catherine Malone (wife), C/o National Bank, 17 Moorgate Street, London, England |
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| Enlistment Address |
| Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| Headquarters, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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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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| Memorial Name |
- Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Malone Memorial Gates, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
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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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| Further References |
- Alexander Turnbull Library MS Papers 2198: Diary August 1914-August 1915
- Winder, Virginia (2003). W.G. Malone - tough man with a soft heart. Puke Ariki , Taranaki stories. http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/conflict/wgmalone.htm
- Essay, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 3, 1996. URL: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=3M40
- Vance, A. (2011, 26 April). From Linwood to London. The Press (Christchurch). Remembered on Anzac Day 2011 in London. Brigadier Phil Collins read an extract from a letter dated 5 August 1915 written to his wife, Ida, just three days before he was killed.
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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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