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Richard Joseph DONOVAN

Regimental number4023
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Address30 Thomas Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs. E.M. Donovan, 73 Abercrombie Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Place of burialSunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 17), Contalmaison, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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