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SAVIGE, Ernest George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5406 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moe, Victoria, Australia, October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5406, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5406, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5406, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1918: | Transferred Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 May 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", 8th of August near Villers Bretonneax | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, "The Last Hundred Days", On the 1st of September 1918 at Mont St Quentin. | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5406, 21st Infantry Battalion |
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