2717468 Lance-Serjeant James DONOVAN, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1931
Army Number: 2717468
Rank: Lance-Sergeant
Name: James DONOVAN
Unit: 2 Irish Guards, 4 Company


Date of Birth: 26 July 1910
Place of Birth: Rosscarbery, County Cork

Date of Capture: 23 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 5616
POW Camps: Stalag 357

 

Name: James Donovan . Date of Birth: 26/7/1910 . Place of Birth: Rosscarbery, County... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/100/85
Name: James Donovan.
Date of Birth: 26/7/1910.
Place of Birth: Rosscarbery, County Cork.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards, 4 Company.
Service Number: 2717468.
Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 5616.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.