Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : World War I diary (partial transcription of MS-Group-0056)

Date
4 Aug 1914-Aug 1915
By
Malone, William George, 1859-1915Birdwood, William Riddell Birdwood, Baron, 1865-1951; Godley, Alexander John (Sir), 1867-1957
Reference
MS-Papers-2198
Description

Detailed diary includes comments on troops and tactics. Also appreciations from General Godley, Field Marshall Birdwood, and an anonymous hand.

Lieut Colonel, 1st Wellington Battalion, sailed for Egypt, 1914, fought at Suez, 1915, killed at Chunuk Bair, Aug 1915

Quantity: 3 folder(s) (217 leaves). 0.03 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Provenance: This photocopy was provided to Mr Norman Morris of the New Zealand High Commission in London in 1980 by Mrs Massey-Stewart. The original typescript, which she kept, had belonged to her late husband, Hugh Stewart, historian of the NZEF in France (Norman Morris to Alexander Turnbull Library, 6 May 1980, 2/9/1)

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Manuscript

Diary

Date: 25 Dec 1914-10 Apr 1915

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : World War I diary (partial transcription of MS-Group-0056)

Reference: MS-Papers-2198-2

Description: Contains second part of the diary Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Diary

Date: 11 Apr-5 Aug 1915

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : World War I diary (partial transcription of MS-Group-0056)

Reference: MS-Papers-2198-3

Description: Contains last part of diary Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Diary

Date: 4 Aug-26 Dec 1914

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : World War I diary (partial transcription of MS-Group-0056)

Reference: MS-Papers-2198-1

Description: Contains first part of the diary as well as appreciations of Malone from General Birdwood and General Sir Alexander Godley. Quantity: 1 folder(s).