Author(s): William G Malone (ed John Crawford)

NZ Biography/Memoir

Lieutenant-Colonel W.G. Malone was the Commanding Officer of the Wellington Battalion of the NZ Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli. He is probably the best-known individual from that ill-fated campaign, a result both of his humanity and his superb leadership, which culminated in the successful assault on Chunuk Bair on 8 August 1915. He was killed by friendly fire while defending the crest.Malone