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Letter book
Date: 20 Aug 1914-3 Jan 1915
From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters
Reference: MSX-2549
Description: Letter book records military memoranda and detailed letters from Malone to his wife. Also letters to family members, friends and business colleagues. Memoranda was written 20 Aug 1914 when Malone was based in the Awapuni Camp. Letters continue from early Oct 1914 as the transport ships prepare to leave Wellington for Egypt. Most letters are written to Mrs Ida Malone. Final letter in volume is sent from Zeitoun Camp, Egypt on 3 Jan 1915. Malone expresses his affections for his wife and the difficulties of separation from his family. Publication - Published as No better death: the great war diaries and letters of William G Malone : edited by John Crawford with Peter Cooke. (Auckland : Reed Books, 2005) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (100 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph, carbon copy pages (21.5 cm, manifold book) Contains ink sketches including a drawing of transport ships from the perspective aboard the `HM NZT No.10 Arawa', page 8. Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 107 digitised images. Page 82 is missing.