| Date of enlistment | 3rd July 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Acting Corporal |
| Company | A Company |
| Significant events while with the AIF | Wounded in Action twice – Pozieres and Bullecourt
Hospitalised sick Promoted to Corporal |
Summary of Corporal Savage’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
| Date | Location | Event |
| 2nd August 1919 | Australia | Discharged |
| 10th June 1919 | Australia | Disembarked Runic |
| 27th April 1919 | England | Embarked from England on Runic |
| 13th February 1919 | England | Disembarked Weymouth and marched in to No.2 Training Brigade camp |
| 24th January 1919 | France | Re-joined from leave |
| 9th January 1919 | France | Proceeded on French leave |
| 22nd August 1918 | France | Promoted to Corporal |
| 3rd April 1918 | France | Re-joined Battalion |
| 28th March 1918 | England | Proceeded overseas from Longbridge Deverill via Southampton |
| 7th December 1917 | England | Marched in to Longbridge Deverill |
| 8th November 1917 | England | Discharged from hospital and marched into No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny |
| 8th October 1917 | England | Admitted to Bulford Hospital sick |
| 8th August 1917 | France | Re-joined Battalion |
| 12th July 1917 | England | Evacuated from France on escort duty and returned overseas to join unit on 16th July |
| 12th June 1917 | France | Transferred to duty and 2ADBD |
| 13th May 1917 | France | Transferred to Convalescent Depot Buchy |
| 6th May 1917 | France | Admitted to 6th General Hospital Rouen |
| 3rd May 1917 | France | Wounded in Action (2nd occasion) – gunshot wound neck |
| 1st February 1917 | France | Appointed Lance-Corporal |
| 9th December 1916 | France | Re-joined Battalion |
| 25th November 1916 | France | Proceeded to join Battalion |
| 11th August 1916 | France | From Hospital to 2ADBD |
| 30th July 1916 | France | Admitted to No.23 General Hospital Etaples |
| 27th July – 4th August 1916 | France | Wounded in Action – shell wound left cheek |
| 26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
| 19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
| 8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir |
| 25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
| 29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
| 3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
| 19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |


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