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Full Name
William George Malone
Rank Last Held
Lieutenant Colonel
Forename(s)
William George
Surname
Malone
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
10/1039
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
24 January 1859
Place of Birth
England
Religion
Roman Catholic
First Known Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Occupation before Enlistment
Farmer
Next of Kin
Mrs Ida Catherine Malone (wife), C/o National Bank, 17 Moorgate Street, London, England
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Military District
Wellington
Body on Embarkation
Main Body
Embarkation Unit
Headquarters, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date
16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Limerick or Arawa
Destination
Suez, Egypt
Nominal Roll Number
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll
479
Campaigns
Gallipoli
Military Awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) (twice)
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."
Last Unit Served
Wellington Infantry Regiment
Place of Death
Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death
8 August 1915
Age at Death
56
Year of Death
1915
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
  • Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Malone Memorial Gates, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Memorial Reference
Panel 17
Obituary
Obituary: Taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3
Biographical Notes
William Malone was the husband of Ida K. Malone, 35 Brompton Square, London.
Description of Image
Portrait
Archives NZ source
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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.
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.