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George Edward Savage

In memory of:

Private George Edward Savage

November 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

2393433

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 4, 1880

Son of William and Lucy Savage; husband of Alice Ada Savage, of Oakville, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 497 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BIRMINGHAM (YARDLEY) CEMETERY
Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

B. 16875.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Badge– 15th Bn cap badge. Photo by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge
    Badge – 15th Bn cap badge. Photo by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder Patch 1st Canadian Division, 3rd Brigade as worn by 15th bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by captain (retired) victor golmdna, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder patch
    Shoulder patch – Shoulder Patch 1st Canadian Division, 3rd Brigade as worn by 15th bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by captain (retired) victor golmdna, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– The 15th Battalion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as “The Crow’s Nest”. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured the Crow’s Nest on 1 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. Submitted by Capt (rtd) V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The 15th Battalion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as “The Crow’s Nest”. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured the Crow’s Nest on 1 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. Submitted by Capt (rtd) V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Grave Marker– Headstone of Pte George Edward Savage 15th Battalion. Photo submitted by BGen G Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Headstone of Pte George Edward Savage 15th Battalion. Photo submitted by BGen G Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (Front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (Front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (Reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (Reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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