Leonard George DONOVAN

Regimental number10/568
Date of birth13 April 1889
Place of birthWellington
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShepherd
AddressHerbertville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinMrs Jane Donovan, c/o Spraule, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, Wellington College; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1918
Discharge date24 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Discharged from Hospital, Zeitoun, 5 April 1915.

Promoted Corporal, 14 July 1915.

Wounded in action, Dardanelles, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left ankle); admitted to HS 'Dongola', Dardanelles, 8 August 1915; transferred to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915; to No.2 Western General Hospital, Manchester, England, 24 September 1915; at VAD Hospital, Manchester, 22 March 1916; to Convalescent Hospital, Epsom, 28 June 1916.

Detailed on command, Record Office, London, 14 September 1916.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant whilst employed at Records Office, 1 April 1917.

Discharged, 24 April 1918, to accept a temporary Commission in the Royal Air Force.

Disembarked New Zealand, 8 October 1918.

Total war service: 3 years 247 days (of which 3 years 191 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death30 October 1945 Napier
Age at death56
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997955