Private Michael John Donovan

Born on 15 January 1895 in Belleville, Ontario - son of Cornelius Donovan, Belleville, Ontario - at the time of his conscription in 1918: present address same as father, single, Roman Catholic, trade as plumber, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 2 inches, chest of 36 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.

Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Barriefield Camp, Ontario, on 6 May 1918 - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 5 May 1919.