
| Regimental number | 70095 |
| Occupation | Painter and paperhanger |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C A Donn, c/o Mrs Rose Mason, Claudelands, Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 34th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 100 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 16), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Fanny E. Donn; Wife: Freda Kathleen Grymes (formerly Donn), 38 Te Aroha Street, Claudelands |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 73327 Rifleman Robert DONN, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 17 October 1918; 15350 Corporal Sydney DONN, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 9 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 78, p. 13 |
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