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Francis Howard Savory was born in Chelsea on 28 October 1918, the son of the Reverend Gerald Savory and Margaret (née Dickins). He was educated at Rugby School from 1932 to 1937 where he was a member of the School Rugby XV and excelled at singing and playing the cello.
Francis Savory entered Worcester College on 8 October 1937 on a choral exhibition, and achieved 2nd class honours in Jurisprudence in 1940. He enlisted as a Private in the Queen’s Royal Regiment, transferring to the East Surrey Regiment on 3 October 1940, before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 1 August 1942. He joined 22 Battery, 24th Field Regiment in the field on 18 August 1942.
On 8 February 1944 the 24th Field Regiment was in positions to the north of Anzio in Italy. During the morning they came under enemy artillery fire and Lieutenant Francis Savory was killed during the bombardment. He was 25 years old.
Francis Savory is buried in Anzio War Cemetery in Italy. He is commemorated on the war memorials at St John the Baptist’s Church, Cherington in Warwickshire, and at Rugby School and Worcester College, Oxford. After his death, his parents gave his books to the College Law Library.