| Regimental number | 33023 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss Ada Rose Colquhoun, 57 Vermont Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son: Daniel John Donovan, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28 |