In Memory Of

SAVERY, ROGER DE LA GARDE

Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
1886-06-18
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
10th Bn.
Regiment:
South Staffordshire Regiment
Date of Death:
1915-08-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, ordered to assault and occupy the Turkish trenches up to and including line F.13-G.13.a-G.13-G.12.a
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 134 to 136.
Cemetery:
HELLES MEMORIAL
Country:
Turkey
Additional Information
Son of Robert James and Elizabeth Savery. Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Educated Diocesan College, Cape Town and Berkhamstead College, Herts. Held a commission in Cape Town Highlanders in 1906. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918