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Letter book
Date: 21 Aug-23 Sep 1914
From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters
By: Wonderland (Amusement park)
Reference: MSX-2548
Description: Letter book records letters from Malone to his wife, family members, friends, business colleagues, military commanders and well-wishers. Letters cover the period from 21 Aug 1914 when Malone was based in the Awapuni Camp through to his leaving the Camp on 23 Sep 1914 to entrain to Wellington with the Wellington Infantry Regiment. 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 small ink sketches including a drawing of Miramar, showing the golf links, tram line, Wonderland and sandy ground (on page 88). Processing information: Digitisation details - Part of WW100 digitisation project. 111 digitised images. Pages 44 and 45 have been removed from the letter book.
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.
Diaries
Date: 6 Aug-10 Nov 1914
From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters
Reference: MSX-2541
Description: Diary begins with Malone offering his services to the NZ Defence Department. Offer accepted to command Wellington Infantry Regiment. Details winding up business and family matters then attending training at Awapuni Camp. Troops entrained to Wellington. Organising Regiment for embarkation aboard the `Arawa'. Continues with descriptions of shipboard life for the troops and his own recovery from a bout of influenza. Notes the death of a soldier aboard the `Ruapehu' who is buried at sea. Transport calls in at Hobart and Albany. Malone on shore leave at Albany 28 Oct 1914. Ends 10 Nov 1914 with comments on the sinking of the German ship `Emden' at Cocos Islands. 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) (102 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph, carbon copy pages (21.5 cm, manifold book) Includes ink sketches of troopships and the port at Albany. Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 112 digitised images