Regimental number | 956 |
Place of birth | Angaston, South Australia |
School | Angaston Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horticulturist |
Address | Wentworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Sage, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sam and Helen SAGE, Waikerie, South Australia. Native of Angaston, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8423 Driver Walter James Forbes SAGE MM, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; Uncle and seven cousins killed. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |