Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
No better death : the Great War diaries and letters of William G. Malone
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Place
Date
2005
Physical Description
375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0790010062
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Foreword by Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand -- foreword by Air Marshal Bruce Ferguson, Chief of Defence Force -- acknowledgments -- preface -- list of abbreviations -- introduction: a full and varied life -- saying goodbye and preparing for war: New Zealand to Egypt, August-December 1914 -- 'in the cause of the age': on active service, Egypt, December 1914-April 1915 -- 'the world never saw better men or braver': Gallipoli: the landing and the struggle for Walker's Ridge, April-May 1915 -- 'it was hell': the second battle of Krithia, May 1915 -- 'steady fighting work': Courtney's and Quinn's posts, June-July 1915 -- 'my candle is all but burnt out': ordeal on Chunuk Bair, August 1915 -- postscript: Chunuk Bair, 5-8 August -- conclusion -- notes -- bibliography -- index.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives--New Zealand]
Includes bibliographical references and index. In association with the New Zealand Defence Force to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign"
Subject Notes
Lieutenant-Colonel William George Malone was born in London in 1859 and died at Chunuk Bair on 8 August, 1915.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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