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'''GAGE, Christopher Henry'''
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'''Service no:''' 2158 [http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4036373]
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'''Service no:''' 2158 [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4036373]
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'''Place of birth:''' Eugowra
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'''Place of birth:''' Eugowra, 1887
'''Address:''' Orange
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Christopher Henry Gage and his brother Charles Alfred Gage were born in Eugowra to Christopher Henry Gage (Snr) and his wife Mary (nee Sloane). They were two eight known Aboriginal servicemen from the Orange area, and they were both killed in action.
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Christopher Henry Gage and his brother [[Charles Alfred Gage]] were born in Eugowra to Christopher Henry Gage (Snr) and his wife Mary (nee Sloane). They were two nine known Aboriginal servicemen from the Orange area, and they were both killed in action.
Christopher was living in Orange with his wife Violet and their two young sons, when he enlisted in April 1916. He spent two weeks at camp in Dubbo, before joining the 54th Battalion at Bathurst. Gage embarked from Sydney in August 1916, and arrived in England in October. He proceeded to France in December 1916, less than two weeks after his younger brother Charles was killed there.
Christopher was living in Orange with his wife Violet and their two young sons, when he enlisted in April 1916. He spent two weeks at camp in Dubbo, before joining the 54th Battalion at Bathurst. Gage embarked from Sydney in August 1916, and arrived in England in October. He proceeded to France in December 1916, less than two weeks after his younger brother Charles was killed there.
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In April 1917 Christopher was promoted to Lance Corporal. On the night of 24 September Gage’s unit was moved into the front line trenches, where they remained until the morning of 26 September, awaiting their orders. They came under fierce attack at 5.45am, and shelling continued all day. The following morning Gage and four of his comrades were found, having been struck by a shell that killed them all instantaneously.
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In April 1917 Christopher was promoted to Lance Corporal. On the night of 24 September Gage’s unit was moved into the front line trenches at Polygon Wood near Ypres, where they remained until the morning of 26 September, awaiting their orders. They came under fierce attack at 5.45 am, and shelling continued all day. The following morning Gage and four of his comrades were found, having been struck by a shell that killed them all instantaneously. Lance Corporal Gage was one of three men from the Orange district to be killed in the Battle of Polygon Wood.
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Lieutenant JAS Mitchell wrote a letter of condolence to Gage’s widow, Violet, describing him as “a very popular man” who “died a game death”. Lance Corporal Gage’s name appears on the Patrician Brothers’ Roll of Honour.
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Lieutenant JAS Mitchell wrote a letter of condolence to Gage’s widow, Violet, describing him as “a very popular man” who “died a game death”.
Violet and her sons, Noel and Walter posted the following poem in Christopher’s death notice in ''The Leader'':
Violet and her sons, Noel and Walter posted the following poem in Christopher’s death notice in ''The Leader'':
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''Killed in action, the cable said,
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''That is all the tale they tell''
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::''That is all the tale they tell''
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''Of the soldier brave who loved us,''
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::''Of the soldier brave who loved us,''
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''Of the one we loved so well.''
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::''Of the one we loved so well.''
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''How his life was spent, we know not,''
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::''How his life was spent, we know not,''
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''What the last word, look or thought,''
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::''What the last word, look or thought,''
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''Only that he did his duty,''
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::''Only that he did his duty,''
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''Died as bravely as he fought.''
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::''Died as bravely as he fought.''
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Lance Corporal Gage’s name appears on the [[Patrician Brothers]]’ Roll of Honour, the [[Holy Trinity Church Orange]] Honour Roll and on the World War I Roll of Honour on the southern face of the [[Orange Cenotaph]].
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In 1923 the [[Anzac Memorial Avenue]] of trees was planted along [[Bathurst Road]] to commemorate fallen WWI soldiers. A tree was planted in honour of “Pte CH Gage”; it was donated by JH Hamilton. Very few of the trees are still standing today.
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''Leader'', 28 December 1917, p. 6.
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The Late Corporal Gage [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/117836059]
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GAGE, Christopher Henry

Service no: 2158 [1]

Place of birth: Eugowra, 1887

Address: Orange

Occupation: Rabbit grader

Next of kin: Violet May Gage (nee Newton) (wife), 79 Dalton Street, Orange, later Kia Ora, Chappell Street, Bankstown

Date of enlistment: 4 April 1916

Place of enlistment: Dubbo

Age at enlistment: 28

Fate: Joined camp at Dubbo 4 April 1916. Joined 54th Depot Battalion at Bathurst 21 April 1916. Embarked HMAT Boorara A42 Sydney 19 August 1916. Disembarked Plymouth 13 October 1916. Proceeded to France 14 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal 15 April 1917. Killed in action, Belgium.

Date of death: 26 September 1917

Buried: New Irish Farm British Cemetery, Belgium, Plot 34, Row E, Grave 13


Christopher Henry Gage and his brother Charles Alfred Gage were born in Eugowra to Christopher Henry Gage (Snr) and his wife Mary (nee Sloane). They were two nine known Aboriginal servicemen from the Orange area, and they were both killed in action.

Christopher was living in Orange with his wife Violet and their two young sons, when he enlisted in April 1916. He spent two weeks at camp in Dubbo, before joining the 54th Battalion at Bathurst. Gage embarked from Sydney in August 1916, and arrived in England in October. He proceeded to France in December 1916, less than two weeks after his younger brother Charles was killed there.

In April 1917 Christopher was promoted to Lance Corporal. On the night of 24 September Gage’s unit was moved into the front line trenches at Polygon Wood near Ypres, where they remained until the morning of 26 September, awaiting their orders. They came under fierce attack at 5.45 am, and shelling continued all day. The following morning Gage and four of his comrades were found, having been struck by a shell that killed them all instantaneously. Lance Corporal Gage was one of three men from the Orange district to be killed in the Battle of Polygon Wood.

Lieutenant JAS Mitchell wrote a letter of condolence to Gage’s widow, Violet, describing him as “a very popular man” who “died a game death”.

Violet and her sons, Noel and Walter posted the following poem in Christopher’s death notice in The Leader:

Killed in action, the cable said,
That is all the tale they tell
Of the soldier brave who loved us,
Of the one we loved so well.
How his life was spent, we know not,
What the last word, look or thought,
Only that he did his duty,
Died as bravely as he fought.

Lance Corporal Gage’s name appears on the Patrician Brothers’ Roll of Honour, the Holy Trinity Church Orange Honour Roll and on the World War I Roll of Honour on the southern face of the Orange Cenotaph.

In 1923 the Anzac Memorial Avenue of trees was planted along Bathurst Road to commemorate fallen WWI soldiers. A tree was planted in honour of “Pte CH Gage”; it was donated by JH Hamilton. Very few of the trees are still standing today.


Leader, 28 December 1917, p. 6.

The Late Corporal Gage [2]

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