Stanley Savige

Early life

Stanley George Savige was born June 26, 1890, in Morwell, Australia. The Savige family arrived in Australia as free settlers in 1852 from Towercester, Northampton, England, and proceeded to clear, farm and settle areas of Victoria such as Narracan, Moe and Morwell in Gippsland and Lake Condah in the Western District.

Stanley was the eldest of eight children of Samuel Savige, butcher, and his wife Ann Nora. He left Korumburra State School at the age of 12 to work as a blacksmith's striker, and later in a drapery. Showing an interest in soldiering and community work, he served as a senior cadet (1907-09) and scoutmaster (1910-15).