Edgar Claude Donovan
Location: St Michael, Garton in Holderness, Garton, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU11 4QB
Details on cross (Text content of cross):
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Edgar Claude Donovan
Lieutenant RNVR
armee britannique
Mort au champ d’honneur
le 26 avril
1917
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted on a centrepiece
Cross dimensions (millimetres please) N/A
Other information
Mounting to wall: propped in the corner by a stained glass window, the stained glass is a dedication and features his face as St George.
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): Pointed end to shaft, broken off.
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): Good
Notes and observations: (optional)
There is a photo of Lieutenant Donovan and a photograph of his grave next to the cross.
Name: Edgar Claude Donovan
Service Branch:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit:RN Siege Guns
Rank:Temporary Sub Lieutenant
Awards:Croix de Guerre with Palms (France)
Death Date:26 Apr 1917
Cause of Death:Killed in action
Burial:Coxyde Military Cemetery (B 24)
Service History: ex-Public Schools Bn., enlisted 11/1/15 ; Hawke Bn. D/183 9/3/15-23/10/15 Debility, Invalided to UK 25/11/15 ; 14/2/16 Demob. to Munitions ; 12/2/17 Commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant RNVR & appointed to HMS “President” additional for service with RN Siege Guns.
Service Number: ex-London Z/1262 AB RNVR
Notes:
Civil Employment: Civil Service ; Formerly served 9 years in Mercantile Marine, Master’s Certificate, 2nd Officer ; b.4/12/1884 ; Wife, Rock Cliffe, Thorne Rd., Doncaster, later of: c/o Mrs. Kirk, Burstwick Hall, Burstwick, Hull.
Survey and Photographs courtesy of: John Phillips
Date of survey: 11 September 2017