Robert Malone was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Mary Malone. He was born on 19th November 1908. He was one of seven children, all born in the Brookeborough area. Robert was the husband of Jeannie Malone. At the outbreak of World War Two, the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards were based in London. In March 1943, the battalion was sent to North Africa. Warrant Officer (Class II), Company Sergeant Major Robert Malone was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards when he was decapitated on 27th April 1943 in Tunisia.
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Robert Malone was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Mary Malone. Henry Malone and Mary Dommer were married on 6th May 1904 in the district of Fermanagh.
Robert Malone was born on 19th November 1908. He was one of seven children, all born in the Brookeborough area.
Known family: Henry Malone, Mary Eliza Malone, John Henry Malone (born 11th March 1905)
William James Malone (born 7th September 1906), Robert Malone (born 19th November 1908), Alexander Malone (born 3rd November 1910), Mary Malone (born 21st April 1912), Margaret Malone (born 2nd May 1914), Thomas Malone (born 12th February 1918).
The 1911 census lists Robert as age 2, living with the family at house 6 in Derrynavogy, Corralongford, County Fermanagh. Henry Malone worked in a creamery.
Robert Malone was the husband of Jeannie Malone, of Little Heath, Potters Bar, Middlesex, England.
At the outbreak of World War Two, the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards were based in London.
In March 1943, the battalion was sent to North Africa.
Warrant Officer (Class II), Company Sergeant Major Robert Malone was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards when he was decapitated on 27th April 1943 in Tunisia.
Warrant Officer (Class II), Company Sergeant Major Robert Malone is buried in Massicault War Cemetery in Tunisia.
Warrant Officer Robert Malone is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial. His is also listed on Brookeborough War Memorial.
Warrant Officer (Class II), Company Sergeant Major Robert Malone is listed on page 103 of the Fivemiletown book, from which details and photo come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information.
The CWGC record Warrant Officer (Class II), Company Sergeant Major Robert Malone as the son of Henry and Elizabeth Mary Malone. He is also recoded as the husband of Jeannie Malone of Little Heath of Potters Bar, Middlesex, England.
