A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars

Three: Major A. R. B. Savage, Royal Field Artillery, an Intelligence Officer in Dublin after the war

1914-15 Star (Major, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major) with card boxes of issue, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars.

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Arthur Raymond Boscawen Savage (father of J. R. B. Savage) died on 18 May 1921, at the age of 52, whilst serving in Ireland as an Intelligence Officer, in Dublin District. He is buried at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland. Sold with twelve pages of research copied from his P.R.O. correspondence file, mostly relating to his problems with alcohol addiction. The following is extracted from a confidential testimony submitted to the Recruiting Officer of the R.I.C. on 13 May 1921: ‘Major A. R. B. Savage, Royal Field Artillery, aged 53, obtained his first commission in the Royal Artillery on 23 July 1887. In 1906 after reports of unfitness to command and addiction to alcohol, he was called upon to retire, and was appointed to the Reserve of Officers. Major Savage was called up for service at the outbreak of the war, and, after a short term in France did duty with a Reserve Brigade at home until relegated to unemployment on account of ill health on 22.6.1918.

See Lot 1197 for the medals to his son.