Robert John SAVAGE

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SAVAGE, Robert John

Service Number:	1743
Enlisted:	12 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia, 11 September 1877
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Ramsay State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot VI, Row K, Grave No. 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cambooya War Memorial, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah War Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1743, 52nd Infantry Battalion
12 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1743, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1743, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Robert was the son of Thomas Henry and Ann Jane Savage, of Ramsay, Cambooya, Queensland. He was almost 40 years of age when he was reported missing during the heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916.

His remains were discovered in 1926, and his identity disc was returned to his mother in Queensland during 1927. She was 74 years of age at the time, but much comforted by the news that her son had finally received a decent burial.

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