A Stratford war hero - Roadside Stories

Stone war-memorial gates in Stratford commemorate Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone, a local farmer and lawyer who commanded the Wellington Infantry Regiment at Gallipoli, Turkey, in the First World War. Although the Gallipoli campaign was a failure overall, Malone's troops had some successes. However, Malone was killed by friendly fire shortly after his men seized Chunuk Bair.

Anzac diary: William Malone,

The Gallipoli campaign,

William George Malone,

Stratford,

The Anzacs,

Stratford's hall of remembrance,


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[philc]

Malone was a NZ hero. The British commanders were pathetic jokes of men. Sad excuses, inept military commanders & at worst war criminals for needlessly & deliberately sending ANZAC soldiers to their sure deaths - the battle of The Nek.

[papamondo]

Sad that his involvement in the raid on Parihaka is all too often dismissed while his praises are sung too regularly.

[paulcommodore]

the largest single memorial to any individual in the southern hemisphere.
the statue of him on broadway is a disgrace. he looks like an infirmed old man.
it was created by someone who has no formal training and qualifications on sculpting, and thats obvious when yoi see it