William George Malone
Born 24 Jan 1859 - Died 8 Aug 1915
- Service number
- WWI 10/1039 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 24 Jan 1859 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Mrs Ida Catherine Malone (wife), C/o National Bank, 17 Moorgate Street, London, England AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM
- Married to Ida 11 September 1905 after Elinor died on 18 June 1904 he married Elinor 27 November 1886Public - Teia - Researcher - 10 November 2016 - Family papers
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 10/1039 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Mentioned 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 - Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 1914 AWMM
Age 55 AWMM
Farmer/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 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
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- 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
About death
- Death
- 8 Aug 1915 AWMM
Age 56 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3
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. AWMM - Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Chunuk 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
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10928057
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
Further Reference - Married his first wife, Elinor Lucy (nee Penn) in November 1886
https://www.familytreecircles.com/u/ngairedith/?sort=alpha&next=2051
Further Reference - 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 - Pugsley, Christopher. A Morning on Chunuk Bair. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 24 July 2020
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/a-morning-on-chunuk-bair
Further Reference - Diary 1914
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus/FULL/GLOBAL/OPHDR/1351/26243,37Public - Victoria - Researcher - 11 September 2015 - Alexander Turnbull Library
MSX-2541
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- 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.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 479 - Alexander Turnbull Library MS Papers 2198: Diary August 1914-August 1915.
- Taranaki Herald
Obituary: Taranaki Herald 12 August 1915 p. 3 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 1: Includes portrait - Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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