SAVAGE, Arthur Henry Patrick
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Special Service Officers |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1850 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | War service related, England, 15 August 1905 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Major, Officer, Special Service Officers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"The death in England on Tuesday of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Henry Patrick Savage late of the Royal Australian Artillery, is reported by cable, and the sad news will be received with deep regret by his Sydney friends. The deceased officer's last appointment was on Major-Gencral Sir Edward Huton's headquarters staff, from which he retired at the end of 1902, on account of ill-health ascribed to the Boer war campaign. Lieutenant-Colonel Savage was seized with paralysis in August, 1903, and partially recovering he left for England in March, 1904, for the benefit of his health. It is supposed that his death is the result of a second seizure. Deceased, who was the youngest son of the late Dr. Arthur Savage, R.N., was born in Sydney in 1850, but he was educated at home. He received his first appointment here as lieutenant in the Artillery, in 1878, was promoted captain in October, 1887, and major in January, 1893. The late lieutenant-colonel was of a genial and unselfish disposition, and very popular locally." - from the Sydney morning Herald 18 Aug 1905 (nla.gov.au)
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