Diary

Diary continues from MSX-2545 with Malone describing arriving at Alexandria awaiting embarkation aboard the `Itonus'. Describes weather and soldier's activities aboard the vessel en route to the island of Lemnos. Arrive Port Mudros on 14 Apr 1915. Details an exploration of the island and its people. Troops practice disembarking, landing, and exercises on land. Prepares the men for landing at Gallipoli Peninsula. Quotes the special order for battle from General Sir Ian Hamilton, 21 Apr 1915. Prepares rations and supplies for his men. Leave Port Mudros at 6am on 25 Apr 1915. (25 Apr - 28 May 1915 on Message forms [MS-Papers-4130]). 29 May 1915 at Quinn's Post, describes Turkish attacks and fighting conditions. Malone took over commanding Courtney's Post on 1 Jun 1915. Details military communications and tactics, shelling and sniper fire. Malone takes over Quinn's Post with two of his Companies on 9 Jun 1915. Works through to late July when he is sent for a rest on the island of Imbros. Returns to Quinn's Post and records daily events through to Sunday 1 Aug 1915. Margin includes a count of Wellington Infantry Battalion's casualties to that date.

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) (101 leaves).

Physical Description: Holograph, original & carbon copy pages (21.5 cm, manifold book)

Page 63 in diary includes sketch from ANZAC Cove depicting the positioning of troops.

Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project.

Digitisation details - 108 digitised images. This diary includes both the original top copy with carbon, and sometimes just the carbon copy. There are two page 64s, slightly different, MSX-2546_064 and MSX-2546_064a. Page 71 is missing.

Alternative form available: Transcripts available at MSDL-0218, MS-Papers-8538-06 and MS-Papers-2198-3