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DONOVAN, John Jeremiah
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 41, 41A |
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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 |
Service History
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: '' | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Native of Gympie, Queensland. Son of John and Mary DONOVAN.