Roll of Honour: Ronald Donohoe

Sergeant R. L. Donohoe

5 Field Ambulance, West African Army Medical Corps RWAFF

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Died 7 February 1944. Aged 24.

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Centre forward and top scorer with the school first XI in 1934 and noted as being an ‘excellent shot with both feet and has used his head very well indeed’.

Ronald Leigh Donohoe (formerly of the Royal Army Medical Corps) died on 7 February 1944 aged 24.

He was the son of Edward Ernest and Florence Jane Donohoe (nee Leigh) of Netley Abbey,  Hampshire.

Ronald Donohoe has no known grave and is remembered on the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar (face 18) and on the Woking County Grammar School roll of honour located in Christ Church, Woking.

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Last updated 6 October 2009

Sources

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Surrey schools champions in 1933

The team that won the 1933 Secondary Schools County Cup. Sadly five of the boys were to die in World War 2.

1934 Senior Football Team

1934 Senior Football Team. Photo taken in upper playground.

Ronald Wood and Reginald Hopper were both killed in WW2. H. S. Roots served in and survived both wars.

1935 Senior Cricket Team

1935 Senior Cricket Team. Photo taken at Loop Road playing fields.

Kenneth Skelt, John Beardmore and Ronald Donohoe were all killed in WW2.

1935 Senior Football Team

1935 Senior Football Team. Photo taken in upper playground.

Ronald Donohoe was killed in WW2 serving with the West African Medical Corps in Burma.

Roll of honour

The role of honour plaque that used to be on the first floor balcony wall in the hall is now hanging in Christ Church in Woking.

Roll of honour

The role of honour plaque that used to be on the first floor balcony wall in the hall is now hanging in Christ Church in Woking.

1934 Senior Cricket Team

1934 Senior cricket team. Photo taken at Loop Road playing fields.

Ronald Donohoe was killed in WW2.

1934 Junior Football Team

1934 Junior Football Team, photo taken in upper playground.

John Beardmore, Donald Whiting and Ronald Donohoe all died in WW2.