Regimental number | 3702 |
Place of birth | Queen Charlotte Hospital, Marylebone Rd, London |
School | St Francis Orphanage School, Shefford, Beds., England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Munieganeen via Goombungee, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Shaw, 'Clarence Villa', 12 Connaught Road, Margate, Kent, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Joseph William Donovan on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Elizabeth DONOVAN, Anzac Cottage, Harte John Street, Synnum, Brisbane, Queensland. Born in London, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |