SAVAGE, Robert



No.14415, Lance Corporal, Robert SAVAGE
Aged 29


9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Killed in Action on Saturday, 16th September 1916


Robert Savage was born in Cavendish (Sudbury Q1-1887 4A:668 ), son of Edward and Jessie SAVAGE (née ALEFOUNDER).

1891 census...Aged 4, he was in Chapel Street, Cavendish with his father Edward SAVAGE [36] farm labourer; his mother Jessie [34]; sisters Sarah J [12], Susie [6] and Annie [4 months]; brothers George [10], Harry [8] and Victor [2]. All were born in Cavendish.

1901 census...Aged 14, yard boy on farm, he was at Wales End, Cavendish with his parents; brothers Harry (horse man) and Victor; sisters Annie and Rose [7] born Cavendish.

1911 census...Aged 24, a labourer, he was in High Street, Cavendish with his parents, brother Victor and niece Jessie SAVAGE [11]. Jessie junior's parentage is not known born London. His brother George, now married to Elizabeth, their son George [4] and brother Harry were at 39 Patriot Square, Bethnal Green. Both men were brewery draymen.


He enlisted in Sudbury.
The battalion war diary for the 16th simply says - 16/9/16 - Batt in trenches.
The 13th to 16th had seen unsuccessful attempts to take the ridge between Morval and Les Boeufs but the Quadrilateral, bristling with machine guns stood in the way and it was impossible to make headway. "The History of the Suffolk Regiment" by Lt Col Murphy has the total as 6 officers killed, 50 O.R; wounded 19 officers, 284 OR; missing 93 OR

CWGC records show a total of 6 officers killed and 151 O.R., of these 101 O.R. were killed on 16th, only 22 with a identified grave. The discrepancy on figures is usually due to many of the missing being eventually presumed dead.



Robert Savage is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, pier/face 1C/2A

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