Attending a ‘Person Shut in Lift’ at Moelwyn Hughes Court, he fell from the flat roof while making his way to the lift motor room. Aged 25.
O'Donovan was brought up in Harrow and was an avid sportsman. He and his brother married a pair of sisters. After getting married, he moved to Dunstable with his wife where they began raising their two children.
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Fm. Daniel Michael O'Donovan
Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of Daniel Michael O’Donovan of Euston Fir...
Fm. Daniel Michael O'Donovan. 11.3.64, Hilldrop Lane, N7.
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Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Auxiliary Fire Serviceman killed in the air raid on Ricardo Street School.
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