Malachi MALONEY

Regimental number9/423
Date of birth2 May 1892
Place of birthFortrose
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressWaimahaka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.3
Height5' 8.25"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinJ P Maloney, Fortrose, Southland
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; serving in C Squadron, 7th Mounted Rifles Regiment, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mr & Mrs J.P. Maloney, Fortrose, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915.

Evacuated sick, and disembarked Alexandria, 19 June 1915 (enteritis); admitted to hospital, Cairo, 27 June 1915.

Embarked to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 29 July 1915; rejoined unit, 10 August 1915.

Reported missing, Anzac, 21 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 4 November 1915, concluded: Killed in action, 21 August 1915'.

War service: 1 year 7 days (of which 333 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 10928008