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247597 Cpl. James Donovan MM. British Army 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Liverpool (d.6th October 1918) Jim Donovan was my great uncle. He was from an Irish family in Liverpool, the O'Donovans. He married my granddad's sister, Gertie Duckett and they had five children. one of whom died in 1917 at 2 months old. He won the Military Medal for bravery and died of wounds in October 1918. He is buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery alongside Germans, South Africans, Canadians, Australians and Chinese in a peaceful setting which encourages reflection. Additional Information: Prior to the War in 1914 James Donovan was a Police officer in Liverpool City Police (Number 98A). He is remembered on a memorial, with a number of other police officers from A Division, this is on display at St Anne Street police station (It contains a photograph). As a police officer he received recognition twice for acts of bravery a silver shipwreck and humane medal in 1908 and a vote of thanks in 1910 both incidents were whilst on duty and were for stopping runaway horses. Dale Bradshaw Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**