Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D-127473
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Battalion:
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
21 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Apprentice electrician
Next of Kin:
Hector Savage (father), 6080 Hurteau Street, Ville Emard, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
82 St. Paul Street East, Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal South, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
129 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
2.4 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Service terminated by death on 29 May 1944 after an accidental motorcycle crash in Italy while performing dispatch-rider/traffic-control duties.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
600 days in service
Buried at:
Cassino Military Cemetery, Cassino, Italy
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
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| Only substantive rank found. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
2nd Canadian Light Field Ambulance |
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| RCASC soldier attached to RCAMC field ambulance; do not treat RCAMC as a permanent corps transfer. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
1939-45 Star |
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| WW2 |
Italy Star |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-1945 |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp |
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Service Chronology
1923-04-22 — Born at Huntingdon, Quebec.
1942-10-06 — Medical examination: 5 ft 6 in, 129 lb, chest 35 in with 2 3/8 in expansion; medical category A.
1942-10-07 — Enlisted as Private D-127473, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps; posted to No. 4 District Depot.
1942-10-08 — Completed family particulars and made a will leaving his entire estate to his mother, Lina Savage.
1942-10-14 — Struck off strength of No. 4 District Depot on transfer to Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre No. 45.
1942-10-15 — Taken on strength of Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre No. 45.
1942-12-15 — Struck off strength on transfer to A-19, Camp Borden.
1942-12-16 — Taken on strength of A-19 Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre.
1943-02-08 — Qualified Driver (I.C.) Class III (wheel).
1943-03-22 — Committed civilian motor-vehicle offence involving another soldier's automobile.
1943-03-24 — Convicted at Barrie; charge reduced to joy riding. Sentence was suspended and he was remanded to military custody.
1943-03-24 — Awarded 14 days detention for AWL of 2 hours 30 minutes; forfeited 2 days pay and allowances, total forfeiture 16 days.
1943-03-25 — Struck off strength on attachment to No. 1 RCASC Reinforcement Unit Overseas.
1943-03-29 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service.
1943-04-03 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom and was taken on strength of 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit.
1943-04-12 — Granted 14 days privilege leave.
1943-05-27 — Struck off strength of reinforcement unit and attached to 2nd Canadian Light Field Ambulance, RCAMC.
1943-06-28 — Began service in Italy.
1943-09-04 — Committed two field offences: AWL from place of duty and conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline involving unauthorized use of a War Department vehicle.
1943-09-06 — Awarded 28 days punishment for each 4 September offence, sentences to run concurrently.
1943-12-05–1943-12-06 — Medical-station entry recorded; returned to duty on 6 December.
1944-04-07 — Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp entry recorded.
1944-05-29 — While performing dispatch-rider and traffic-control duties for a 2nd Canadian Light Field Ambulance convoy, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident at approximately 10:55.
1944-05-29 — Died from comminuted fractures of the skull with dissolution of brain substance; service terminated by death.
1945-04-17 — Service estate of $96.95 authorized for distribution to his mother Lina Savage, sole beneficiary under his will.
1945-05-01 — His mother wrote seeking news of his personal effects and $15 monthly surplus pay; she noted she still had two sons serving in the Canadian Army overseas.
1945-08-10 — Family advised that his remains had been reburied in Cassino Military Cemetery, Plot 13, Row B, Grave 4.
1948-04-27 — Records Branch sent his father a photograph of his grave and memorial at Cassino Military Cemetery.
Notes
His Court of Inquiry found no evidence of negligence by Savage, the lorry driver, or any equipment defect. The accident occurred during performance of his duties as a dispatch rider. His remains were later reburied in Cassino Military Cemetery, Plot 13, Row B, Grave 4.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
born in Huntingdon, on April 22nd, 1924
Additional Service Notes
Enlisted 7 October 1942 as a Private in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. He trained at Sorel and Camp Borden and qualified Driver (I.C.) Class III (wheel) effective 8 February 1943. He embarked from Canada on 29 March 1943 and disembarked in the United Kingdom on 3 April 1943. On 27 May 1943 he was attached to the 2nd Canadian Light Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He later served in Italy and performed dispatch-rider duties. He was killed accidentally on 29 May 1944 while carrying out traffic-control/dispatch-rider duties for the field ambulance.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
At enlistment both parents lived at 82 St. Paul Street East, Montreal. Later official NOK was father Hector Savage at 6080 Hurteau Street, Ville Emard, Montreal; mother Lina Savage also lived there after his death. Lina was sole beneficiary under his will.
Research Notes
Born 22 April 1923 at Huntingdon, Quebec. He spoke French and English, had five years of public-school education, and was an apprentice electrician before enlistment. His parents were Hector Savage, a carpenter, and Lina Savage. He made a will on 8 October 1942 leaving his entire estate to his mother Lina. Disciplinary records show 14 days detention for AWL on 24 March 1943; a civilian conviction at Barrie on 24 March 1943 for an offence committed 22 March, reduced to joy riding, with a suspended sentence and remand to military custody; and two field offences on 4 September 1943—AWL from place of duty and conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline involving unauthorized use of a War Department vehicle—resulting in concurrent 28-day punishments. His mother's later correspondence states that three of her sons were in the Canadian Army, two overseas; in May 1945 she said one son had been overseas for about 3½ years and another since the previous December.
