Territory Stories

James Donovan

Details:

Title

James Donovan,

Name

James Donovan,

Also known as

Donovan, James,

Collection

Fallen ANZACs, Territory ANZACs, First World War, 1914-1918,

Place of birth

Waterloo (N.S.W.),

Place of enlistment

Warwick Farm (N.S.W.),

Date of enlistment

1915-08-04,

Age

18,

Occupation

Labourer,

Service

Australian Imperial Force,

Unit

55th Battalion,

Rank

Private,

Service number

2632,

Next of kin

S. Donovan - Brother ; 121 Rose Street, Darlington, Sydney, N.S.W. D. Mahoney ; 208 Abercrombie St Redfern, N.S.W. D. Cass - Aunt ; "Val Jeane" Doran St. South Kensington, N.S.W.,

Date of death

1918-04-14,

Place of death

Villers-Bretonneux (France),

Place of burial

Crucifix Corner Cemetery (France),

Biographical notes

Apprenticeship - Public Works Darwin, 2 years.,

History

17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A14 'Euripides' on 2 November 1915. Gun shot wound elbow 21 July 1916. Gun shot wound knee 6 April 1917.,

Subject

Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, History, World War, 1914-1918, Northern Territory, ANZAC,

Related links

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3515027&I=1&SE=1, http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=573547, http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067408%5CRCDIG1067408--230-.JPG, http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1557356/, http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/253003/DONOVAN,%20JAMES, http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/AWM4/23/72/, http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=573547 [Roll of Honour], http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067408%5CRCDIG1067408--230-.JPG [Embarkation Roll - HMAT A14 'Euripides'], http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3515027&I=1&SE=1 [Service Record], http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1557356/ [Nominal Roll], http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/253003/DONOVAN,%20JAMES [Commonwealthe War Graves - Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France - James Donovan], http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/AWM4/23/72/ [Unit War Diary], http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3279540? ["Roll of Honour ... Jim Donovan", Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 25 May 1916],

Parent handle

http://hdl.handle.net/10070/214496,