). ▁Following ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Infantry ▁Battalion . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁batt alion ▁through ▁training ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Gal lip oli ▁Camp aign ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁in ▁Gal lip oli . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁William ▁George ▁Mal one ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lew ish am , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Kent , ▁England , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁Louis a ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Mal one . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁chem ist ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁the ▁phot ography ▁pione er ▁Henry ▁Fox ▁Tal bot . ▁Thomas ▁Mal one ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 , ▁which ▁placed ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁reduced ▁financial ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁William ▁Mal one ▁was ▁initially ▁educated ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Cla ph am , ▁London ▁before ▁receiving ▁further ▁school ing ▁at ▁Mar ist ▁board ing ▁schools ▁in ▁both ▁England ▁and ▁France , ▁ ▁and ▁becoming ▁fl uent ▁in ▁French . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁office ▁worker ▁in ▁London . ▁His ▁military ▁career ▁began ▁with ▁his ▁en list ment ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁Vol unte ers .