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Malone Memorial, Stratford

Malone Memorial, Stratford

This is the memorial arch to Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone at Stratford, Taranaki. Malone, a Stratford farmer and lawyer, was the commander of the Wellington Infantry Regiment at Gallipoli. He died on the slopes of Chunuk Bair on 8 August 1915.

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling date No of dead
park/gardens arch       1

Tree in park

The lone pine tree, located near the Malone Memorial Gates, grew from a seedling brought back from Gallipoli.

Graham Hucker

How to cite this page: 'Malone Memorial, Stratford', URL: /media/photo/malone-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 7-Jun-2007

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