Percival James Savage | |
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![]() Major Percival Savage, DSO, 3rd Field Company, AIF, 1916 | |
Born | Percival James Savage 22 October 1894 |
Died | 26 June 1976 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation(s) | Soldier, farmer, agricultural administrator |
Years active | 1914–1973 |
Spouse | Marjorie Savage (née Hall) (married 1924–1976) |
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Awards | Distinguished 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]