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| Name | SAVAGE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 29th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1423 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th April 1839 / 21 years / Coleraine Londonderry Ireland Labourer. |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 ½ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / Gunshot wound left leg Achilles |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 145 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th September 1847 Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Coleraine Londonderry Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Londonderry 1853-1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Killowen Coleraine Londonderry Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SAVAGE Patrick (Tanner) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MOFFAT Frances c 1824 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th December 1847 Coleraine Londonderry Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Patrick B c1848 Ireland D 16th August 1853 at sea abroad “Phoebe Dunbar” William B c1850 Ireland M NATION Harriet Gillard 9th January 1879 Residence of Mr Nation Magill Adelaide South Australia D 25th April 1897 Bowen Hindmarsh South Australia bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia Jane B c1853 Ireland D 20th July 1853 at sea aboard “Phoebe Dunbar” James B 20th August 1854 Fremantle Western Australia M WALL Sarah Frances 4th October 1877 Church of England York Western Australia D 4th May 1930 East Perth Western Australia bur Guildford Cemetery Western Australia Robert B 15th February 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 12th December 1867 drowned Swan River Fremantle Western Australia Henry Erle B 21st February 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th July 1862 Perth Western Australia bur Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia John Jervise bap 8th March 1862 Perth Western Australia M HUGHES Mary Ann 22nd April 1885 Perth (RC) Western Australia D 19th March 1915 Moora Hospital Western Australia bur Moora Cemetery Western Australia Alice B 14th May 1864 Perth Western Australia M KENNINGTON John 1881 Fremantle Western Australia D 3rd September 1914 Fremantle Hospital Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MOFFAT James (Nailer) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | STANTON John |
| Date/Place of Marriage Death | 26th January 1867 Perth Western Australia 19th September 1877 Murray Street Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment 1 September 1854 -21 April 1959 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald (Fremantle WA) Saturday 14th December 1867 page 2 death of Robert Savage The Daily News Saturday 16th December 1882 page 3 Death of Mrs Stanton Inquirer and Commercial News Perth 20th December 1882 – page 5 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th August 1866 Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th December 1882 Colonial Hospital Perth Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Savage 1423 Private 29th Foot location Edinburgh and Glasgow Discharge due to loss of health from continuous dysentery following from a leg wound received in action at Ferozeshah William and Frances Savage were unfortunate to lose two children Jane age 4 months, Patrick age 5 years 6 months to pertussis while at sea on the Phoebe Dunbar. Son William age 3 years 6 months survived the infection. July 24 1853 William Savage age 35 received medical for a scalding accident during the voyage of the Phoebe Dunbar and again on August 16th 1853 he received treatment for phlegmon. |