![]() ![]() Soon his abilities as a crack marksman attracted the attention of the officers and he was put in charge of Sniper's Ridge, his job to eliminate the enemy assassins in Anzac Cove. But in 1915, a passage in the bible inspired the devout scout leader and Sunday school teacher to enlist. The son of a country butcher, Stan Savige left school at twelve to become a blacksmith's striker. On this ridge of death, however, Savige's job was to make sure he struck as many of the opposition as possible.' In the flurry of trench warfare, a soldier would rarely be certain he had hit an enemy. But Sniper's Ridge was a different proposition. 'Stan Savige had been on Gallipoli for just two weeks, in the trenches firing at Turks less than 20 metres away. The extraordinary story of Stan Savige - from Gallipoli marksman to WWII General and the founder of Legacy ![]()
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