Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone (24 January 1859 - 8 August 1915) was a World War I New Zealand soldier.
Malone was born in Kent, England to an Irish mother and an English scientist father. His father died when he was nine and he was educated in England and France and became fluent in French.
He emigrated to New Zealand in January 1880, to join his brother, Austin, in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary at Opunake. He took part in the sto...
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Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone (24 January 1859 - 8 August 1915) was a World War I New Zealand soldier.
Malone was born in Kent, England to an Irish mother and an English scientist father. His father died when he was nine and he was educated in England and France and became fluent in French.
He emigrated to New Zealand in January 1880, to join his brother, Austin, in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary at Opunake. He took part in the storming of the village of Parihaka on 5 November 1881. He left the Armed Constabulary after three years service and became involved in surfboats which unloaded cargo at Opunake. With his brother he eventually bought a large block of land in Statford His mother and two sisters emigrated to join the brothers. He eventually owned several farms in Taranaki.
He married twice, his first wife, Elinor Lucy (née Penn) in November 1886, the couple had a daughter and four sons, died during childbirth in June 1904. He married Ida Katharine Withers, 16 years...
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