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Aug 15, 1880
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Born at King’s Lynn England
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Nov 16, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59863 (temporary number 1030)
Ø Given rank of Sgt
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Matilda Savage (wife) of 212 Wellington St,
Kingston Ontario
o Address later changed to c/o Mrs Campbell, 89 Albert St, Edinburgh
Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Helper
Ø Previous military experience given as 2 years 2nd Norfolk
Regiment
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Devonport England and proceeded
to West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in rank of Sgt
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to 39th Battalion
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Oct 1, 1915
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To receive extra duty pay as a Sgt Cook at the
rate of $1.00 per day.
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Feb 3, 1916
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Transferred back to the 21st
Battalion and reverts to rank of Pte
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Feb 6, 1916
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Promoted to rank of Sgt to replace 59004 Sgt
Airth
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Apr 22, 1916
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Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with influenza then transferred to No 6 CFA.
He was then transferred to the Divisional Rest Station
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Apr 25, 1916
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Transferred to No 4 CFA then to Mont des Cats
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May 4, 1916
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Rejoined the Battalion from hospital
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Sep 15, 1916
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Killed in action
He is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge
monument in France because his body was either never found, or identified.
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British War Medal, Victory Medal, Death
Plaque, Scroll and Memorial Cross sent to his widow at 218 Morley Ave, Toronto Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of William Savage being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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