No Better Death: The Great War Diaries And Letters Of William G Malone

Author: William G Malone (ed John Crawford)

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ISBN : 9780790010069
Publisher : Reed Books
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Publication date : 01 January 2005
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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

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