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John Charles Donovan

In memory of:

Sergeant John Charles Donovan

May 31, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

457114

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 19, 1883
Tarbert, Co, Kerry, Ireland

Son of James and Frances Donovan, of Tralee, Ireland; husband of Alice Donovan, of Belfast, Ireland.

Commemorated on Page 399 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 15.

Location:

Pernes-en-Artois is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais on the main road from Lillers to St Pol. The PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY is nearly one kilometre west of the town on the road to Sains-les-Pernes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 199 of 1076.

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