Battlefield grave of QX8041 Corporal (Cpl) Edward David Donovan, 2/15th Battalion, who was killed ...

Accession Number P10220.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made North Africa: Libya
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Battlefield grave of QX8041 Corporal (Cpl) Edward David Donovan, 2/15th Battalion, who was killed in action in Libya on 1 September 1942 during Operation Bulimba. His steel helmet has been left on the grave in common with other burials in the area. (see P10220.001 and P10220.002). Originally from Rockhampton, QLD, Cpl Donovan was aged 30 when he died.