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Son of John and Mary Ann O'Donovan, of Carleton Place, Ontario. Brother of Private Denis O'Donovan, Sergeant Patrick O'Donovan and Private Cornelius O'Donovan, killed in action on 29 September 1918.
Digital gallery of Private Daniel O'Donovan
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– The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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"He Gave Up His Own Life So Others Might Live" (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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O'DONOVAN, Daniel 59755 WW1 Canadian CEF 21th Battalion Death Penny Memorial Plaque
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From the Ottawa Citizen newspaper c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 303 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France) Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.
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