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Daniel O'Donovan

In memory of:

Private Daniel O'Donovan

April 9, 1917
France

Military Service

Service Number:

59755

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

21st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 10, 1883
Killarney, Ireland

Enlistment:

November 7, 1914
Kingston, Ontario

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.

Commemorated on Page 303 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. C. 5.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial Plaque– O'DONOVAN, Daniel 59755 WW1 Canadian CEF 21th Battalion Death Penny Memorial Plaque

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    Memorial Plaque – O'DONOVAN, Daniel 59755 WW1 Canadian CEF 21th Battalion Death Penny Memorial Plaque
  • Cemetery– 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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    Cemetery – 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)
  • Grave Marker– – 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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    Grave Marker – – 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)
  • Inscription– "He Gave Up His Own Life So Others Might Live" (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Inscription – "He Gave Up His Own Life So Others Might Live" (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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