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Donaldson Lizars Savage

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Donaldson Lizars Savage

November 15, 1916

Military Service

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Engineers

Division:

56th Field Coy.

Additional Information

Son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 573 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COURCELLES-AU-BOIS, COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

C. 4.

Location:

Courcelles-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Somme. It is approximately 13 kilometres north of Albert in the hilly country west of Ancre. The COURCELLES-AU-BOIS, COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the north of the village at the junction of the roads to Coigneux and Sailly-au-Bois.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.
  • Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.

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    Doll
    Doll – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.
  • Badge– 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.

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    Badge
    Badge – 1079 2nd Lieut Donaldson Lizars Savage (RMC 1915) was the son of John G. and Helen L. Savage, of 20, Highland Avenue, Montreal, Canada. He served with the Royal Engineers, 56th Field Coy. He died on 15 Nov 1916. He was buried in the Courcelles-au-Bois, Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France.
  • Memorial– Memorial stairway, Royal Military College of Canada

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    Memorial – Memorial stairway, Royal Military College of Canada
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Memorial window, Royal Military College of Canada

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Memorial window, Royal Military College of Canada
  • Memorial– Memorial arch, Royal Military College of Canada

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial arch, Royal Military College of Canada

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