Battle of Chunuk Bair
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The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a World War I battle fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire over control of the peak in August 1915. The capture of Chunuk Bair,, the secon
Turkish POWs being escorted in Chunuk Bair
Assault on Chunuk Bair, 8 August
British positions on 9 August
12 May 1925 – Unveiling of Chunuk Bair Memorial
William George Malone
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Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone was an officer in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who served in the First World War. He commanded the Wellington Infantry Battalion during the Gallipoli Ca
Battle of Chunuk Bair
…as casualties between there and the Apex. Johnston told the Wellington battalion to continue the attack. The battalion's commander, Lieutenant Colonel William Malone refused, stating that he was not willing to order his men to carry out a hopeless attack. He said his battalion would take Chunuk Bair at night. In…
Lieutenant Colonel William Malone
Colonel Malone at Quinn's Post, 1915
Malone Memorial Gates at the entrance to King Edward Park in Stratford, Taranaki.