Leslie Donovan

1914 - 1988  (73 years)

• Name	Leslie Donovan
  Born	10 Jul 1914	Abercynon, South Wales, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - served in the Royal Canadian Navy as Chief Petty Officer aboard H.M.C.S.
  Residence	1972	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339193
  Died	25 Mar 1988	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339193	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Cochrane,   b. 1 Jul 1917, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ann Donovan
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F247998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leslie Donovan of Kitchener passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on Friday, March 25th. Born in Abercynon, South Wales, on July 10th, 1914, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Donovan. He moved to Canada and came to Ayr where he settled. Among places he worked, was the Hecker HO in Greenfield. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy as Chief Petty Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Port Arthur during the Second World War. He was a retired engineer at Uniroyal with 26 years of service. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Dearly loved husband of Mary (nee Cochrane) and loving father of Mary Ann. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Betty Vezey of Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales and Miss Ada Donovan of Abercynon, Glamorgan, South Wales. Funeral service was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Mar 30 1988 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Donovan/ Mary E./ Cochrane/ July 1, 1917/Aug. 5, 2007/ Leslie/ Donovan/ July 10, 1914/ Mar. 25, 1988/ + [veteran's Poppy] [A] [Navy Insignia]/ Leslie Donovan/ Chief Petty officer/ R. C. N. V. C [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Obituary of Mrs. Ernest Cochrane," Mar 2 1972 pg 10.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1914 - Abercynon, South Wales, England Residence - 1972 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1988 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth