sentences:  Savige enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 6 March 1915, and was posted to the 24th Infantry Battalion, which departed Melbourne for Egypt on the transport "Euripides" on 8 May 1915.He was passed over for a commission due to his lack of education, but was promoted to corporal on 30 April and lance sergeant on 8 May.The 24th Infantry Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 5 September 1915 and took over part of the line at Lone Pine.