Savige, Sir Stanley George (Lieutenant General, b.1890 - d.1954)

Places	Africa: North Africa, Libya Africa: North Africa, Libya, Agedabia Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Barce Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Bardia Area, Bardia Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, El Agheila Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk Europe: Greece Europe: Greece, Crete Middle East Middle East: Syria Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number	3DRL/2529
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	4.8 shelf metres
Object type	Papers
Maker	Savige, Stanley George
Place made	Greece, Greece: Crete, North Africa: Libya, North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Date made	1940-1954
Access	Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM315 419/090/001
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required., Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service and post-war career of VX13 Lieutenant General Sir Stanley George Savige, KBE, CB, DSO, MC, ED, II Corps (formerly 17 Infantry Brigade, 3 Division, I Corps and New Guinea Force), 1940-1954.

The collection consists of 150 wallets. They include battle reports, appreciations, operational orders and instructions, maps, sketches, war diaries, intelligence summaries, personal diaries and numerous papers relating to the propagation of the War in Libya, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria and New Guinea.

Some wallets of this collection have been digitised and are available online.