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Elvin SAVAGE

Regimental number6107
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolSt John's Church of England School, Guernsey, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical assembler
Address141 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 4"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Savage, 40 Plato Road Acre Lane, Brixton London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 February 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe always had a desire to go to Australia and although he experienced some hardships, after the first few months of his adventure in Australia, he became much attached to the place and many of the people he came to be associated with.
FateDied of disease 8 February 1918
Place of death or woundingDied in Hospital, London, England
Date of death8 February 1919
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 4), Surrey, England, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Rebecca SAVAGE, 361 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London, England
Other details

Died in London, England, before return to Australia.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SAVAGE Elvin

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