Captain Stanley Savige of the Australian Imperial Force, 1918
Nickname(s)
Stan
Born
(1890-06-26)26 June 1890 Morwell, Victoria
Died
15 May 1954(1954-05-15) (aged 63) Kew, Victoria
Buried
Boroondara General Cemetery
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Australian Army
Years of service
1915–1946
Rank
Lieutenant General
Service number
VX13
Commands held
II Corps (1944–45) New Guinea Force (1944) I Corps (1944) 3rd Division (1942–44) 17th Infantry Brigade (1939–41) 10th Infantry Brigade (1935–39) 24th Infantry Battalion (1928–35) 37th Infantry Battalion (1924–28) Urmia Force (1918)
Battles/wars
First World War
Gallipoli Campaign
Battle of Pozières
Battle of Mouquet Farm
Battle of Bullecourt
Battle of Passchendaele
Caucasus Campaign
Battle of Baku
Second World War
North African Campaign
Battle of Greece
Syria–Lebanon Campaign
New Guinea campaign
Operation Cartwheel
Bougainville Campaign
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) Greek War Cross (Class A)
Other work
Founder, Legacy Australia Director, Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd Chairman, Moran & Cato Ltd. Chairman, Central War Gratuity Board Commissioner, State Savings Bank of Victoria
Lieutenant General Sir Stanley George Savige, KBE, CB, DSO, MC, ED (26 June 1890 – 15 May 1954) was an Australian Army soldier and officer who served in the First World War and Second World War.
In March 1915, after the outbreak of the First World War, Savige enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force. He served in the ranks during the Gallipoli Campaign, and received a commission. He later served on the Western Front, where he was twice recommended for the Military Cross for bravery. In 1918, he joined Dunsterforce and served in the Caucasus Campaign, during which he was instrumental in protecting thousands of Assyrian refugees. He subsequently wrote a book, Stalky's Forlorn Hope, about his experiences. After the war he played a key role in the establishment of Legacy Australia, the war widows and orphans benefit fund.
During the early years of the Second World War, Savige commanded the 17th Infantry Brigade in the North African Campaign, the Battle of Greece and Syria–Lebanon Campaign. His outspoken criticism of professional soldiers earned him their rancour. He returned to Australia in early 1942, and later commanded the 3rd Division in the Salamaua–Lae campaign. He ultimately rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Australian Army, commanding the II Corps in the Bougainville Campaign.
In later life, Savige was a director of Olympic Tyre & Rubber Ltd from 1946 to 1951 and chairman of Moran & Cato Ltd from 1950 to 1951. He was also chairman of the Central War Gratuity Board from 1946 to 1951, and a commissioner of the State Savings Bank of Victoria.
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the Naval and Military Club. His story was corroborated by his friend StanleySavige, who was with him at the time. Blamey protected the man in question...
reaching Central Asia, Afghanistan and India. In July 1918, Captain StanleySavige, five officers and fifteen NCOs of Dunsterforce, set out towards Urmia...
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Americans, Herring left the command arrangements between Major General StanleySavige's 3rd Division and units of the American 41st Infantry Division ambiguous...
forces were playing an active role in the war. Lieutenant General Sir StanleySavige's Australian II Corps was a force of just over 30,000 men. It consisted...
the fortress in two. The 17th Australian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier StanleySavige) would then exploit the breach in the fortress defences in the second...
Test cricketer born in South Yarra in 1885. Lieutenant General Sir StanleySavige – Australian Army soldier who played a key role in the establishment...
November of the same year, the commander of II Corps, Lieutenant-General StanleySavige, began an offensive to retake the island with the 3rd Division alongside...
meant that while Berryman viewed some Militia officers, like Brigadier StanleySavige of the 17th Infantry Brigade, with disdain, he maintained good relations...
University. A commemorative bust of Lt Gen Sir StanleySavige was erected in 2006. Born in Morwell, Savige founded Legacy Australia following World War...
District and Narracan and Moe in Gippsland. Savige was a first cousin of Lieutenant General Sir StanleySavige. Savige enlisted in the 2nd AIF and served as...
with Dunsterforce in the Caucasus Campaign and one party under Captain StanleySavige was instrumental in protecting thousands of Assyrian refugees. Australian...
contemplate the memorial. The approach to the memorial is by the loop walkway off Savige Street, Campbell, with concrete stepping stones every several metres, each...
when the Australian II Corps, under the command of Lieutenant General StanleySavige, started to relieve the U.S. forces, who were transferred to the Philippines...
2/3rd Australian Battalion 17th Australian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier StanleySavige) 2/5th Australian Battalion 2/6th Australian Battalion 2/7th Australian...
near the north-east corner of the Shrine by Lieutenant-General Sir StanleySavige, founder of Melbourne Legacy at a formal ceremony. It was one of four...
Corps—consisting of mainly Militia troops under the command of Lieutenant General StanleySavige—took over responsibility for Allied operations on Bougainville from...
Brigade (Brig. Arthur Allen) 17th Australian Infantry Brigade (Brig. StanleySavige) 19th Australian Infantry Brigade (Brig. George Vasey) 2nd New Zealand...
Komiatum Track to harass the Japanese, in support of Major General StanleySavige's 3rd Division's campaign around Salamaua. At this time, Japanese troops...
Morshead handed over command of New Guinea Force to Lieutenant General StanleySavige on 6 May 1944, and returned to Australia, where he remained the commander...
with Dunsterforce in the Caucasus Campaign and one party under Captain StanleySavige was instrumental in protecting thousands of Assyrian refugees. Australian...
Singapore strategy. Appointments therefore went to reservists like StanleySavige, Arthur Allen, Leslie Morshead and Edmund Herring. Later other Militia...
with Dunsterforce in the Caucasus Campaign and one party under Captain StanleySavige was instrumental in protecting thousands of Assyrian refugees. Australian...
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