Arthur Lyndsay SAGE

Regimental number3588
Date of birth16 March 1873
Place of birthAngaston, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressCurlwa, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30.3
Height5' 8.75"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Sage, Curlwa, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 July 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 December 1918
Discharge date1 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 9 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right leg: severe).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Bakala', 22 December 1918; discharged (medicallly unfit), Melbourne, 1 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V92172.
Miscellaneous detailsDate of birth on World War II attestation given as 16 March 1885.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SAGE Arthur Lyndsay