John DOYLE

Regimental number394
Place of birthNorthampton, Western Australia
SchoolSt Jospeh's Convent, Subiaco, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStockman
AddressSubiaco, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Doyle, 45 Burt Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
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 detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915
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 RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres sector, near Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPerth 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