Identity
Person No.
33660
Service No.
68438340BT
Last Name
First Name
Paul Keady Donovan
Initials
P K D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Keetmanshoop. A goods train loaded with iron ore struck a stationary troop train at the Keetmanshoop station
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William Keady Donovan van Zyl and Irma Elizabeth van Zyl. Brother of Steven and Richard and fiance of Shelly Hamber, all of Cape Town. On Keetmanshoop Station Memorial
Citation
He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project