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SECOND HAND BOOK
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 World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant general.
Savige enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force in 1915, and served in the ranks during the Gallipoli Campaign, where he received a commission. Later transferring to the Western Front, Savige was twice recommended for the Military Cross for bravery. He joined Dunsterforce and served in the Caucasus Campaign, during which he was instrumental in protecting thousands of Assyrian refugees. After the war, he wrote a book, Stalky’s Forlorn Hope, about his experiences in Persia and Iraq. He also played a key role in the establishment of Legacy Australia, the war widows and orphans benefit fund.
The book also contains an Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Egypt 1916 seasons Greetings card.
Specifications:
Condition: Fair, name and address (not the author) inscription on the first page, some staining on the upper edges of a number of pages.
Publisher: Alexander McCubbin
Year: [1920]
Format: Hard cover
Pages: 176
ISBN: N/A
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