(Ernest Arthur) Donald Savage
Memorial: Patchway
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Stoker
Parents: Thomas Alfred and Martha Elisabeth Savage
Marital status: Married
Home address: 8, The Grove Patchway
Pre-war occupation: Public Work Constructional Labourer
Date of birth: 31/08/1908
Date of death: 07/01/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Lowestoft Naval Memorial and Patchway War Memorial.
Age: 34
Further information:
HM Trawler Horatio, Royal Naval Patrol Service.
Donald died when The Horatio was torpedoed and sunk by the German motor torpedo boat S-58 off Cape de Garde, Algeria. Only two members of the crew survived the sinking and they were picked up by the Germans.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6597.html