Regimental number | 394 |
Place of birth | Northampton, Western Australia |
School | St Jospeh's Convent, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Doyle, 45 Burt Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres sector, near Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (VI, C, 17), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Catherine DOYLE, 45 Burt Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 31st Bn, 11 October 1915. Transferred to 115th Howitzer Battery, 15 March 1916; to 114th Howitzer Battery, 7 July 1916; 23rd Bn, 9 July 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |