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DONOVAN, James David
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3797 |
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Enlisted: | 28 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Riverton, South Australia, December 1890 |
Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
Schooling: | Riverton Public School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 June 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1, Riverton Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1, Riverton Pictorial Honour Board, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3797, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3797, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3797, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
12 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3797, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3797 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-12 |
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