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 |