Percival Savage

For the fashion publicist, see Percy Savage.

Major
Percival James Savage
DSO MBE
Major Percival Savage, DSO, 3rd Field Company, AIF, 1916
Born
Percival James Savage

(1894-10-22)22 October 1894
Ipswich, Queensland
Died26 June 1976(1976-06-26) (aged 81)
Brisbane, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Soldier, farmer, agricultural administrator
Years active1914–1973
SpouseMarjorie Savage (née Hall) (married 1924–1976)
Children
  • Percy Savage
  • Mary Golden (nee Savage)
  • Bettina Morphett Savage (nee Savage)
Parents
  • Richard Savage
  • Mary-Ann Savage (nee McDowell)
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Order of the British Empire

Major Percival James Savage (22 October 1894 – 26 June 1976), DSO, MBE was an Australian soldier, farmer and agricultural administrator. He was a World War I veteran, fighting as an ANZAC in Gallipoli, the Somme, Pozières, Passchendaele and Amiens. He rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming a Major at the age of 21. He was mentioned in dispatches three times.[1][2][3] He was awarded a DSO on 14 December 1916 by King George V.[4]

After the war, he started a farm at Brookfield near Brisbane. He was chairman of the board of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing in Queensland for 30 years.[5] In 1964 Savage presided over the establishment of the Golden Circle cannery.[6] In 1969 he was awarded an MBE, for his services to the fruit and vegetable industry of Queensland.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Recommendation: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Recommendation: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Recommendation: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Award: Distinguished Service Order". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ 50 years of progress : The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, C.O.D. : 1923–1973. Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing. 1973.
  6. ^ 50 Years of Progress: The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing C.O.D. 1923-1973. The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing (Qld). 1973. p. 7.
  7. ^ "The Commonwealth and States List in Full / MBE". The Canberra Times. 1 January 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ The Major to retire (Vol. 44 No. 2 ed.), Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News, 10 May 1973, p. 19