SAVERY William George

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    George 
  • Surname:
    SAVERY
  • Service Number:
    295394
  • Rank:

    Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Artillery
  • Regiment:
    97 Anti-Tank Regiment
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th July 1944
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France, Grave VIII. G. 13.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles Alfred and Emily Savery, of Redditch, Worcestershire; husband of Winifred Doris Savery, of Redditch

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SAVERY William George Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch County High School now Trinity High School WW2 Memorial
Redditch St George’s Church WW2 Memorial
Redditch War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Listed on Redditch War Memorial as William C. Savery

Further Information About SAVERY William George

Member of Pharmaceutical Society

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

The following information is courtesy and copyright of Trinity High School, Redditch and was taken from the Commemorative Memorial Book donated to the school by the RCHS Old Students Association:
William Savery attended Redditch County High School from 1927 to 1932.  He was killed instantly on the 12th July, 1944, when his unit was under continuous and heavy shelling near CAEN.

The following information has been researched by John Barry:
1939 Register
80 Rectory Road, Redditch
Charles A. Savery, born 6th March 1885, Log Bandsaw Doctor English Converting Mill
Emily Savery, Born 28th August 1884, Unpaid Domestic Duties
William G. Savery, born 17th March 1916, Pharmacist Retail Manager
Ronald W. Savery, born 11th May 1917, Turner Tool Room Alluminium
Charles T. Savery, born 21st April 1923, Carpenter

William Savery is mentioned briefly in several reports in the Tamworth Herald:
18th November 1944
Armistice Anniversary
…Captain Morgan Jones laid a wreath “in memory of Lieut. W. Savery, from his fellow officers of the Home Guard,”…

9th December 1944
Home Guard ‘Stand Down’
Lichfield and Tamworth Battalion Parades
Colonel Trowell’s Farewell Speech
…Many of their men had left them to join the regular Forces. Some of them would not return. They paid homage that day to eight of their own number who had laid down their lives for their country and the cause of freedom, and he would specially mention Lieut. Savery, “that keen young Home Guard Officer who did much excellent work with us.”

30th December 1944
Roll of Honour
During the year we have published the names of many local officers and men who have made the supreme sacrifice in the present conflict in various theatres of war. These include the following:-
…Lieut. G. Savery…

Unknown Newspaper
12th July 1945
SAVERY – To the gay and gallant memory of my beloved husband, Lieutenant William George (Bill) Savery, R.A., whose death in action in Normandy on July 12, 1944, has merely delayed our ultimate reunion.

Tamworth Herald, 12th July 1947
In Memoriam
SAVERY. – In undying remembrance of my beloved husband, Lieutenant William George (Bill) Savery, R.A., killed in action in Normandy on July 12, 1944, without whom the laughter in life is more difficult to find.

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