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DONOVAN, John Jeremiah

Service Numbers:	41, 41A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Gympie, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot II, Row D, Grave 15 Headstone Inscription "BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS.DONOVAN OF GYMPIE R.I.P.", Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 41, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 41, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 41A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 41A awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-29

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Native of Gympie, Queensland. Son of John and Mary DONOVAN.