Born London. Elder son of John Aloysius O’Donohoe and Ethel Emily née Read. Educated Merchant Taylors’ School, Charterhouse Square. Sold German steel all his life bar WW ll. Married Mary Morley 1927 – nine daughters, three sons.
Re-deployed to Civil Service (Census) until ‘call-up’ 1944. Served in Holland and Germany until 1948. Died Bushey, Herts 1976.