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Private Ernest Savige

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Private Ernest Savige

Birth
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Death
21 Jan 1916 (aged 40–41)
Egypt
Burial
Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
Grave 5.
Memorial ID
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Son of the late Samuel and Eliza Savige. Born at Leicester. England.
Regimental number 2254
School Alderman Newtons School, Leicester, England
Age on arrival in Australia 35
Religion Church of England
Occupation Draper
Address 17 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 36
Next of kin Sister, Miss A Savige, 27 Burton Street, Leicester, England
Enlistment date 11 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 6th Battalion
Other details.. He left England early in 1910 to visit relations at Gippsland, and then went to Melbourne.
Fate..Died of disease 21 January 1916, Egypt
Place of burial Tell El Kabir War Memorial Cemetery (Grave No. 5), Egypt
Panel number 48, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Son of the late Samuel and Eliza Savige. Born at Leicester. England.
Regimental number 2254
School Alderman Newtons School, Leicester, England
Age on arrival in Australia 35
Religion Church of England
Occupation Draper
Address 17 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 36
Next of kin Sister, Miss A Savige, 27 Burton Street, Leicester, England
Enlistment date 11 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 6th Battalion
Other details.. He left England early in 1910 to visit relations at Gippsland, and then went to Melbourne.
Fate..Died of disease 21 January 1916, Egypt
Place of burial Tell El Kabir War Memorial Cemetery (Grave No. 5), Egypt
Panel number 48, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.

Inscription

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

Gravesite Details

2254



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