Great War Stories William Malone
William George Malone, commander of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, was one of New Zealand's outstanding soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign. A believer in duty, hard work, and a stickler for cleanliness, he was at first hated by his men for his standards of discipline. At Gallipoli he became a huge admirer of New Zealand soldiers, and critical of imperial officers and wild Australians. He famously led the Wellington Infantry Battalion to capture Chunuk Bair before dawn on 8 August 1915, and hold off repeated Ottoman counter-attacks throughout the day; Malone was killed at 5pm that afternoon from friendly fire.
Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Primary Title
- Great War Stories
Episode Title
- William Malone
Date Broadcast
- Monday 12 February 2018
Original Broadcast Date
- Thursday 23 April 2015
Duration
- 04:10
Series
- 2
Episode
- 6
Channel
- Internet
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Programme Description
- Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Episode Description
- William George Malone, commander of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, was one of New Zealand's outstanding soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign. A believer in duty, hard work, and a stickler for cleanliness, he was at first hated by his men for his standards of discipline. At Gallipoli he became a huge admirer of New Zealand soldiers, and critical of imperial officers and wild Australians. He famously led the Wellington Infantry Battalion to capture Chunuk Bair before dawn on 8 August 1915, and hold off repeated Ottoman counter-attacks throughout the day; Malone was killed at 5pm that afternoon from friendly fire.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- Research and scripts: AC Productions. Images, historic video and further sources: Archives New Zealand and National Library of New Zealand. Originally broadcast as a segment of TV3 News (now Newshub), MediaWorks Television.
Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
- Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- History
- War
Contributors
- Hilary Barry (Narrator)
- Anna Cottrell (Director)
- Anna Cottrell (Producer)
- AC Productions (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
- Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand