English Māori William George Malone Born 24 January 1859 - Died 8 August 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 10/1039 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam George AWMM SurnameMalone AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 10/1039 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth24 January 1859 AWMM Lewisham, London AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Ida Catherine Malone (wife), C/o National Bank, 17 Moorgate Street, London, England AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM Married to Ida 11 September 1905 after Elinor died on 18 June 1904 he married Elinor 27 November 1886 Public - Teia - Researcher - 10 November 2016 - Family papers Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 10/1039 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette, 5 August 1915, p7669: "Mentione d 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." AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 1914 AWMM Age 55 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Headquarters, Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Malone was the husband of Ida K. Malone, 35 Brompton Square, London.Trained solicitor.William had four sons and a daughter with his first wife Elinor Lucy Malone (nee Penn). Three of his sons also served at Gallipoli [Terence Joseph Malone (11/553) and Edmond Leo Malone (11/699) and Maurice Patrick Malone (11/1338)], a fourth son [Brian Malone (5/2)] served in Samoa and daughter Nora nursed with the Red Cross in England. "Two of Malone's sons, Edmond and Terry, fought at Gallipoli with the Wellington Mounted Rifles". He had a further two sons, Denis and Barney, and a daughter, Molly, with his second wife Ida Katharine Malone (nee Withers).For further reference, Jock Vennel has written a biography on William Malone, titled 'Man of iron: the extraordinary story of New Zealand WWI hero Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone’ AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death8 August 1915 AWMM Age 56 AWMM Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryObituary: Taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3Vance, 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. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Malone Memorial Gates, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM William George Malone - Memorial Plaque, Parliament House first-floor main foyer, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William George Malone by laying a poppy. William Bernard Malone William Edward Malone William George Malone Francis Roy Maloney Guy Maloney Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William George Malone Leave a note Contribute › Processing The Lemon Squeezer hat is your memorial. We will remember you. Public - Philippa - Other Relative - 24 May 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=10928057 Further Reference New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-208648.html Further Reference 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 Further Reference Essay, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 3, 1996. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=3M40 Further Reference New Zealand Lawyers Roll of Honour, New Zealand Law Society website http://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/obituaries/obituaries-list/william-george-malone,-1859-1915 Further Reference Two of Malone's sons, Edmond and Terry, fought at Gallipoli with the Wellington Mounted Rifles https://ww100.govt.nz/lieutenant-colonel-william-george-malone Further Reference Lists Malone's eight children https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=10980909 Public Web Link Married his first wife, Elinor Lucy (nee Penn) in November 1886 https://www.familytreecircles.com/u/ngairedith/?sort=alpha&next=2051 Public Web Link A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/680188/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/680188 Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8009798 Further Reference Diary 1914http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus/FULL/GLOBAL/OPHDR/1351/26243,37 Public - Victoria - Researcher - 11 September 2015 - Alexander Turnbull Library MSX-2541 DocumentsStowers, R. (2005). Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' story. Auckland, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM 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. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 479 AWMM Alexander Turnbull Library MS Papers 2198: Diary August 1914-August 1915. AWMM Taranaki Herald AWMM Obituary: Taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). 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