SAVAGE, William Henry
| Service Number: | 30 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | 1882, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 8-21-8/9 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 30 | |
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| 28 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 49, notes promoted to Farrier Sergeant on 28 Mar 1901. | |
| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 30, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 10 Feb 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 30, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 49, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Manchester Merchant arriving Brisbane 3 Feb 1902, discharged 10 Feb 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
NOK Sergeant-major SAVAGE, Toowong, Brisbane, Qld.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When William Henry Savage enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Sergeant-Major Savage, Toowong. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 49, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his father Mr M. Savage, Rifle Range Toowong.
His father was Hon. Lieutenant Michael Henry Savage who had a long career with Imperial and Colonial forces. Most notably he served as Staff Signaller under Field Marshall Lord Roberts VC (then General Sir Frederick Roberts) during the Afghan War of 1877-80. After serving with the permanent staff of the Qld Defence Forces, his father was appointed Superintendent of the old Toowong Rifle Range.
William Henry Savage was born about 1882, a son to Michael Henry Savage and Ellen Savage (nee Full). He was living at Ipswich when married Sarah Knight of Toowong on 17 Dec 1913 at the Toowong Methodist Church. They had 1 child and were living at Toowong when he passed in 1952.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 510; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 1 p. 49).
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