Events In History
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8 August 1915Wellington Battalion captures Chunuk Bair
Led by Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone, this attack was one of the high points of the New Zealand effort at Gallipoli. Read more...
Biographies
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Malone, William George
William George Malone, commander of the Wellington Battalion, was one of New Zealand's outstanding soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign.
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Main image: Digging in on Walker's Ridge
Wellington Battalion soldiers dig trenches on Walker's Ridge in the days immediately after the landing