Death and Commemoration
He was a lifelong bachelor, and lived with Alf and Elizabeth French in Auckland from 1908 until he died. Alf came to New Zealand in 1894 on the ship Wairarapa which was wrecked on Great Barrier Island, and helped in the rescue of a girl. Savage also served as the patron of the New Zealand Rugby League.
Savage lies buried at Bastion Point on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour waterfront in the Savage Memorial, a clifftop mausoleum crowned by a tall minaret, and fronted by an extensive memorial garden and reflecting pool.
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