He was some kind of man wasn't he ? In Memory of Lance Corporal CHARLES SAVORY 12/919, Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. who died on 08 May 1915 Brother of Mr. F. W. Savory, of Mount Eden Rd., Auckland, New Zealand. Remembered with honour TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY http://forum.nzwarriorsonline.com/showthread.php?t=10652 Charles Savory was also a New Zealand champion heavyweight boxer. Such was his physique that when went into camp he had to wear civies for a few days while a large enough uniform was made for him.
Charles died of wounds in this report and also on the New Zealand database ! "Lance-Corporal Chas. Savory, who is reported in the latest casualty list from the Dardanelles as wounded, was well known in athletic circles of the Dominion. He played the Rugby Union game for some years, and then transferring to the Rugby League accepted a position in the combined New Zealand and New South Wales team which toured England." Auckland Weekly News, 24 June 1915, p. 21
Looks like this confirms it ! SAVORY, Lance Corporal Chas., who has died from wounds, was reported wounded in a casualty list published on June 16. On June 25 a message was received stating that he was progressing favourably and later a similar message was received but no particulars were given of the nature of his wounds. On July 7 a message from Alexandria stated that no further reports had been received since L/Cpl Savory was reported wounded. Private letters from men at the front who knew him indicated that he was dead. The Records Dept at Wellington was communicated with but could give no definite information. L/Cpl Savorys relatives have now received a telegram from the Minister for Defence stating that he died of wounds on May 8. He was well known in athletic circles in the Dominion. He played the Rugby Union game for some years and then transferring to the Rugby League, accepted a position in the combined NZ & NSW team which toured England. He played for Auckland and NZ on many subsequent occasions, his last appearance here being as a member of the NZ team which put up such a fight against the English team at the Domain last August. He gained the highest Dominion honours as an amateur boxer and when he left Auckland held the title of heavy-weight champion of NZ. He was a man of fine physique. He enlisted in the Auckland section of the Army Service Corps and left NZ with the main expeditionary force. [AWN 19.08.1915] P.21 And I found a picture !
