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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Frederick William Savage MM & Bar.
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Cork
Frederick Savage was on the S.S. River Clyde at Gallipoli V Beach landing and was amongst the first to go ashore where he survived unhurt. He was present for virtually all of the campaign being wounded twice and suffering severe frostbite. The second wound was towards the end of the campaign when he was hit in the back by a bullet whilst lying in prone position. He always blamed the fact that they wore a polished metal disc on their backpacks, which caught the sun's rays giving the Turks a good target to aim at. When wounded he was placed in a tent near the beach with the other wounded. The weather turned very cold. They were in the tent for several days without much nursing attention resulting in him being the only survivor. He returned to his regiment in France in June 1916 and served out most of the war. He was awarded the Military Medal for attending the wounded under heavy shell fire and also received two Hickies Medals, one in November 1916 and the other in November 1917. He served in the Home Guard during WW2.Private F.W. Savage, M.M., collected two 'Hickie citations' during his service in France. Major-General Hickie appreciated the effort put in by the men of the 16th Irish Division in the heavy fighting of 1916. When no official recognition of gallantry was made, he arranged for a Parchment Certificate to be handed to all who excelled in battle. The quick-witted Irishmen did not take long to nickname the citations, and they became known as 'Hickie's Medals'. The parchment was headed The Irish Brigade in Celtic script, and a later issue was surrounded by a border design.
Frederick in Home Gaurd uniform with RAF F/Sgt Son Terrence
Hickies Medal 1
Hickies medal 2
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