Percival Savage
| Major Percival James Savage | |
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Major Percival Savage, DSO, 3rd Field Company, AIF, 1916
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Percival James Savage 22 October 1894 Ipswich, Queensland |
| Died | 26 June 1976 (aged 81) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Soldier, farmer, agricultural administrator |
| Years active | 1914–1973 |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Savage (nee Hall) (married 1924–1976) |
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Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) Order of the British Empire |
Major Percival James Savage (22 October 1894 – 26 June 1976), DSO, MBE was an Australian soldier, farmer and agricultural administrator. He was a World War I veteran, fighting as an ANZAC in Gallipoli, the Somme, Pozières, Passchendaele and Amiens. He rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming a Major at the age of 21. He was mentioned in dispatches three times. He was awarded a DSO on 14 December 1916 by King George V.
After the war, he started a farm at Brookfield near Brisbane. He was chairman of the board of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing in Queensland for 30 years. In 1964 Savage presided over the establishment of the Golden Circle cannery. In 1969 he was awarded an MBE, for his services to the fruit and vegetable industry of Queensland.
Percival Savage was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia on 22 October 1894. He was the son of Richard Savage, a blacksmith, and Mary-Ann Savage (née McDowell). Savage attended Ipswich Boys Grammar School. He initially worked for the Queensland Railway as a coach builder.
Within a month of war being declared he enlisted in the 3rd Field Company Engineers. On 22 September 1914, he boarded the HMAT "Geelong" in Melbourne for Egypt. He was nineteen years ten months.
On 11 December 1914 the 3rd Field Company arrived at Mena training camp close to the pyramids.
After almost four months at Camp Mena the Company sailed from Alexandria to Mudros Bay on the Greek island of Lemnos. This was the staging post for Gallipoli, 100 km to the north-east. Here they constructed sledges for conveying materials ashore. They took on board casks of water, timber, shovels and barbed wire. Their ship arrived off Anzac Cove before dawn on 25 April 1915, and the company landed early that morning.
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